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Conditionally unstable air becomes positively buoyant once it reaches the ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 2

Compare and contrast static and potential stability.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: level of free convection

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Static stability describes what happens to an air parcel that is lifted or lowered while the surrounding air is kept in place. Potential stability describes what happens when entire layers of air are displaced upward.





 

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