The difference between "moist" and "dry" adiabatic rates is due to the fact that?
a. ?saturated air is always unstable.
b. ?an unsaturated air parcel expands more rapidly than a saturated air parcel.
c. ?moist air weighs less than dry air.
d. ?latent heat is released by a rising parcel of saturated air.
e. ?moist air weighs more than dry air.
ANSWER: d
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