Land and sea breezes occur because
a. water evaporates from the ocean.
b. of varying speeds of the earth's rotation.
c. of different water temperatures in the ocean.
d. heat absorption in water is faster than on land.
e. heat is absorbed and released more slowly by water than by land.
E
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