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The land surface cools off more rapidly at night than water does because
 
  A) the energy is stored in a shallow layer near the surface of the land, and so it can be radiated away faster.
  B) the amount of energy stored in the water column is less than that stored in land.
  C) heat is transferred to deeper depths on land via conduction.
  D) There is more ocean than land, so more ocean is being heated than land.

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About 50 percent of the 125,000 (30,000 ) of freshwater in lakes is
 
  A) located in just seven lakes.
  B) located in the 40 largest lakes.
  C) saline.
  D) in the Great Lakes.
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