Author Question: What transfers heat upward into the atmosphere? a. cloud streets b. billows c. thermals d. ... (Read 38 times)

skymedlock · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

What transfers heat upward into the atmosphere?
a. cloud streets
b. billows
c. thermals
d. subsidence inversions
e. pockets of saturated air

Question 2

Suppose the surface air temperature is 66F. If the base of a cumulus congestus cloud directly above you is 2,000 feet, what would be the approximate temperature at an altitude of 5,000 feet above you inside the cloud? (Hint: the dry adiabatic rate is 5.5F per 1,000 feet, the moist adiabatic rate is 3.0F per 1,000 feet.)
a. 55F
b. 49F
c. 46F
d. 41F
e. 32F