Multiple Choice
Pressure changes
A) more rapidly in the horizontal direction than in the vertical.
B) more rapidly in the vertical direction than in the horizontal.
C) at the same rate in the horizontal and vertical directions.
D) more rapidly in the vertical over land than over the ocean.
E) more rapidly in the horizontal over land than over the ocean.
Correct Answer:
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