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What is the cold, dense air that flows down a mountain slope at night called?

Correct answer B. Katabatic wind

Explanation

At night, air on mountain slopes cools, becomes denser and drains downhill under gravity as a katabatic wind; warm daytime upslope winds are anabatic.

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