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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



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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