The general circulation:

A) is an annual land-sea breeze.
B) is approximated by a three cells motion model.
C) is not responsible for the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ).
D) contributes nothing to the redistribution of heat energy in the earth-atmospheric system.
E) none of the above


Answer: B

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