The rising and subsequent cooling of air at the rate of 10°C per 1,000 meters (5ºF per 1,000 feet) is called ________

A) supercooling
B) the dry adiabatic lapse rate
C) the wet adiabatic lapse rate
D) the dew point
E) the latent heat of condensation


Answer: B

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