Consider the following statements Assertion A The annual range of temperature is greater in the Nort...........

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Consider the following statements.

Assertion (A): The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.

Reason (R): Northern hemisphere has more land area than Southern Hemisphere.

In the context of the above, which of these is correct?

A is correct, and R is an appropriate explanation of A

A is correct, but R is not an appropriate explanation of A.

A is correct, but R is incorrect.

A is incorrect, but R is correct

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Explanation:

The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere. Since there is more land in Northern Hemisphere and more waters in Southern hemisphere and there is a big difference between the specific heat of land and water; the loss of heat from the continents is bigger than the oceans.