The dry adiabatic rate is the rate at which?
a. ?an air parcel rises.
b. ?temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of unsaturated air.
c. ?volume changes when a parcel expands or is compressed.
d. ?latent heat energy is released in a rising air parcel.
e. ?temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of saturated air.
ANSWER: b
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