Which is a correct description of the air circulation patterns of the earth?
A) Warm air rises at the equator and moves all the way to the poles where it cools and sinks
B) In the Northern Hemisphere,the surface air moving northeast from 30 to 60 degrees is moist and encounters cold air moving south to form a stormy region
C) Air evaporating at the equator is dry and therefore causes deserts when it sinks at 30 degrees north
D) The polar cells are cold and cause rainfall as they descend to the equator
E) The Coriolis effect deflects moving air to the left in the northern hemisphere
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