A very important control of the DAILY range of temperature is ________.
A) the amount of water vapor in the air
B) Earth's elliptical orbit
C) parallelism and inclination of Earth's axis
D) air pressure

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The amount of water vapor in the air affects the amount of heat that can be absorbed and released by the atmosphere, which in turn affects the daily range of temperature. Water vapor is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere, and the more water vapor in the air, the less heat is able to escape, resulting in a smaller daily temperature range. Conversely, when the air is drier, more heat is able to escape and the daily temperature range is larger.

A Very Important Control of the DAILY Range of Temperature