The Moist Adiabatic Rate Is Different from the Dry Adiabatic

question 17

Multiple Choice

The moist adiabatic rate is different from the dry adiabatic rate because:

• A) saturated air is always unstable.
• B) a parcel of saturated air weighs less than a parcel of unsaturated air.
• C) latent heat is released inside a parcel of rising saturated air.
• D) unsaturated air is always stable.
• E) an unstable air parcel expands more rapidly.

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