The extremely low surface temperatures in the Antarctic in July (southern hemisphere winter) clearly demonstrate the principle of ________.
A) adiabatic cooling
B) latitudinal differentiation
C) greater cooling of land than water
D) lapse rates
E) aphelion

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The principle of greater cooling of land than water explains the extremely low surface temperatures in the Antarctic in July, as land masses cool down and heat up more quickly than oceans. This is due to the specific heat capacity of water being higher than that of soil or rock, making the Antarctic continent particularly cold during the southern hemisphere winter.

The Extremely Low Surface Temperatures in the Antarctic in July