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What is responsible for most of the atmospheric circulation?

A. Convection
B. Radiation
C. Conduction
D. Sea breeze

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The answer is A. The main driver of the convention in atmospheric circulation is the suns energy. When the sun heats the earth, the atmosphere directly below the sun gets heated more and faster compared to other regions causing an area of low pressure. This hot air mass rises and is replaced by cooler air masses (from high-pressure regions) from neighboring regions. This, essentially, causes winds and air currents.






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