It’s the second one. The energy retained should decrease from the bottom of the pyramid to the top.
( if that’s not right then it’s prob the first and second answer.)
The answer is Because of to Earth’s rotation, the winds are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. Coriolis effect causes the horizontal deflection effect, due to the rotating motion of the earth, to be felt more as you go closer to the poles and to decrease as you move near the equator. This same force is responsible for the rotation of large cyclones.
I believe its high diversity...