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shofmannx20

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If an air parcel is given a small push upward and it continues to move upward on its own accord, the atmosphere is said to be
  dynamic.
   a. stable.
   b. unstable.
   c. buoyant.
   d. dynamic.
   e. supersaturated.

Question 2

In a conditionally unstable atmosphere, the environmental lapse rate will be ____ the moist adiabatic rate and ____ the dry adiabatic rate.
   a. greater than; less than
   b. greater than; greater than
   c. less than; greater than
   d. less than; less than
   e. the same as; the same as



scrocafella

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: a



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