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on: Jul 14, 2018
An air parcel rising through a temperature inversion
 
  A) warms adiabatically
  B) cools adiabatically
  C) warms geostrophically
  D) cools geostrophically

Question 2

Which of the following increases entrainment of ambient air into a rising air parcel?
 
  A) adiabatic cooling
  B) adiabatic warming
  C) greenhouse gases
  D) turbulence


kthug

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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