Which of the following gives the name for the rate at which the temperature changes inside a rising (or descending) parcel of moist air?

A. latent heat release rate
B. saturated adiabatic lapse rate
C. dry adiabatic lapse rate
D. environmental lapse rate


Answer: B

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