How does evaporation affect land-water heating differences?
A) Evaporation tends to lower temperatures more over water bodies than over land.
B) Evaporation tends to increase the temperature over water.
C) Evaporation affects the temperature of land surfaces and water bodies the same amount.
D) Evaporation affects land more than ocean surfaces.
E) Evaporation tends to increase temperatures over land.
A
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