Adiabatic temperature changes occur even though heat is not added or subtracted from the atmosphere because ________
A) the atmosphere moves into a different temperature strata
B) molecules are either compressed or expanded which changes their motion
C) heat is added in some other form to change the temperature
D) the ground is heated or cooled and it radiates energy into the adjacent air
B
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