Conditional Instability Is When the Lapse Rate of an Air

question 92

Multiple Choice

Conditional instability is when the lapse rate of an air parcel is__________ .

• A) less than the wet adiabatic lapse rate
• B) greater than the dry adiabatic lapse rate
• C) less than the dry adiabatic lapse rate
• D) greater than the wet adiabatic lapse rate
• E) between the wet and dry adiabatic lapse rate

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