The lifting condensation level is the location of the _______.

A) first place where the parcel becomes warmer than the environment
B) first place where rain begins
C) first place where the air becomes saturated
D) first place where the parcel becomes colder than the environment
E) top of the cloud


Ans: C) first place where the air becomes saturated

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