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← GeographyWhich mechanism causes tropical rainforest formation along the equator consistently due to atmospheric processes?
A)Coriolis effect deflects air masses
B)Hadley cell convergence and uplift✓
C)Jet stream blocking high-pressure systems
D)Rossby wave amplification and instability
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When warm, moist air rises at the equator, Hadley cell convergence occurs because of intense solar heating causing air to expand and ascend, releasing precipitation. Therefore rainforests form, rather than deflection, blocking, or wave effects which rely on different atmospheric dynamics and gradients.
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