Air that is not saturated will cool or heat at an average rate of ________ as it rises or descends, respectively

A) 6.4 C° per 1000 m (3.5 F° per 1000 ft.)
B) 6 C° per 1000 m (3.3 F° per 1000 ft.)
C) 20 C° per 1000 m (11.97 F° per 1000 ft.)
D) 10 C° per 1000 m (5.5 F° per 1000 ft.)
E) 4.5 C° per 1000 m (2.5 F° per 1000 ft.)


D

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