Conditional instability is when the lapse rate of an air parcel is ________
A) greater than the wet adiabatic lapse rate
B) greater than the dry adiabatic lapse rate
C) less than the wet adiabatic lapse rate
D) less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate
E) between the wet and dry adiabatic lapse rate
Answer: E
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