Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 47, Problem 3SQ
Warm air ______ and it holds _____ water than cold air.
- a. sinks; less
- b. rises; less
- c. sinks; more
- d. rises; more
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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