If the lapse rate is smaller than the adiabatic lapse rate, the air is stable

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This is correct. If the actual lapse rate is smaller than the adiabatic lapse rate,
upward movement of air will cause the air to become cooler than the surrounding air, and as
a result more dense. Denser air will sink; so the air will return to its original position.

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