Author Question: The dry adiabatic rate is the rate at which a. an air parcel rises. b. temperature changes in a ... (Read 78 times)

JMatthes · **on:** Jul 13, 2018

The dry adiabatic rate is the rate at which
a. an air parcel rises.
b. temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of unsaturated air.
c. volume changes when a parcel expands or is compressed.
d. latent heat energy is released in a rising air parcel.
e. temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of saturated air.

Question 2

At Earth's surface, a rising saturated air parcel cools at the
a. moist adiabatic rate.
b. dry adiabatic rate.
c. condensation rate.
d. saturation rate.
e. development rate.