The locations of the major pressure and wind systems on the earth:
A)move as they follow the vertical rays of the Sun.
B)are fixed by the poles and equator.
C)are denoted by parallels of latitude.
D)do not change with the seasons.
E)are fixed by astronomy.

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The major pressure and wind systems on the earth move as they follow the vertical rays of the Sun. This results in changing patterns of pressure and wind systems as the seasons change, as the rays of the Sun shift from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn and back again.

The Locations of the Major Pressure and Wind Systems on the Earth