In a conditionally unstable atmosphere:
a. both saturated and unsaturated air parcels are unstable.
b. saturated air parcels are stable and unsaturated parcels are unstable.
c. saturated air parcels are unstable and unsaturated parcels are stable.
d. None of these choices.
Question 2
Subsidence inversions form because when a layer of air sinks:
a. the upper part warms but the lower part cools.
b. the entire layer cools.
c. the upper part compresses and warms more than the lower part.
d. the lower part compresses and warms more than the upper part.
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