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codyclark

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on: Aug 22, 2018

What may occur if air parcels containing water vapor in the atmosphere experience cooling?
  a. compaction
  b. precipitation
  c. compression


 

d. convection
  e. turbulence



Question 2

As air rises in the atmosphere it ____ and ____.
  a. compresses; warms
  b. expands; warms
  c. expands; cools
  d. compresses; cools
  e. warms; precipitates



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briseldagonzales

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Reply #1 on: Aug 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

c


codyclark

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Reply 2 on: Aug 22, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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