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Sunlight heats the ground, and the ground warms the nearby air. The warm air expands and rises, while cool air rushes in to take its place.

The example below this question describes the process that generates many surface winds. Surface winds are an example of _______ in the Earth's atmosphere.
A.condensation
B.radiation
C.convection
D.conduction

Sunlight heats the ground, and the ground warms the nearby air. The warm air expands-example-1
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C. Convection.
That is the process you are describing.
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