A primary reason why land areas warm up more rapidly than water areas is that:

A) evaporation is usually greater on land.
B) heat from Earth's interior warms the land.
C) land absorbs more solar energy.
D) land is a better emitter of energy.
E) on land, all solar energy is absorbed in a shallow layer.


E

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