Author Question: As air rises, it cools and clouds can form. The rate of cooling determines the elevation of cloud ... (Read 32 times)

Ebrown · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

As air rises, it cools and clouds can form. The rate of cooling determines the elevation of cloud formation and cloud thickness. From first to last, the rates of cooling are

A) dry adiabatic lapse ratecloud base; moist adiabatic lapse ratecloud thickness; environmental lapse rateupper limit of cloud.
B) moist adiabatic lapse ratecloud base; dry adiabatic lapse ratecloud thickness; environmental lapse rateupper limit of cloud.
C) environmental lapse ratecloud base; moist adiabatic lapse ratecloud thickness; dry adiabatic lapse rateupper limit of cloud.

Question 2

In order for it to rain, there must be

A) condensation nuclei, updrafts, and thick clouds.
B) sufficient vertical cloud development.
C) wind.
D) droplet bombardment.