Question

During her winter break, Julie went to visit her friend. Julie was surprised to see that each day she was at her friend's house, the temperature was much colder than it was in Melbourne. What is the best reason for why this may have happened? A. Melbourne has less humidity. C. St. Louis has a greater amount of air pressure than Melbourne. B. Melbourne is at a lower latitude than St. Louis. D. St. Louis is closer to the equator than Melbourne.

Answer 1

B. Melbourne is at a lower latitude than St. Louis.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that the higher the latitude of a place, (which means that the place is distant from the equator) the colder the region and the lower the latitude (which implies that the place is nearer to the equator) the sunny the region.

Hence, the temperature was much colder (in St. Louis) than it was in Melbourne, because "Melbourne is at a lower latitude than St. Louis."