The principal controls and influences of temperature patterns include
A)Earth's tilt,rotation,revolution,and sphericity.
B)latitude,altitude,land-water heating differences,cloud cover,ocean currents,and surface conditions.
C)land-water heating differences only.
D)specific heat only.
E)latent heat of evaporation only.

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Latitude and altitude play a key role in temperature patterns, as areas closer to the equator and at lower altitudes tend to be warmer. Land-water heating differences also contribute to temperature patterns, as water heats and cools more slowly than land. Cloud cover can also influence temperature by reflecting or absorbing sunlight. Ocean currents and surface conditions also affect temperature patterns. Earth's tilt, rotation, revolution, and sphericity can affect the distribution of sunlight and contribute to seasonal temperature changes, but are not the primary controls or influences of temperature patterns. Specific heat and latent heat of evaporation are important concepts in thermodynamics, but do not account for the full range of factors that influence temperature patterns.

The Principal Controls and Influences of Temperature Patterns Include