Which of the following is true?
A) the polar regions experience an annual net energy surplus.
B) the equatorial regions experience an annual net energy surplus.
C) Areas in the midlatitudes (36°-55°) experience an annual net negative energy balance.
D) polar regions are perfectly balanced between energy received and energy emitted.
E) energy receipt and energy emitted in perfectly balanced at all latitudes.
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