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on: Jul 29, 2018
Rising air expands and cools. The rate of cooling depends on
 
  A) the air's moisture content.
  B) the dry adiabatic lapse rate.
  C) the energy of the water-vapor molecules.
  D) temperature inversions.

Question 2

Air temperature decreases with increasing altitude; this rate of cooling is called the
 
  A) dry adiabatic lapse rate.
  B) a moist adiabatic rate.
  C) environmental lapse rate.


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mk6555

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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