Conditional Instability Occurs Whenever the Environmental Lapse Rate Is ____

question 22

Multiple Choice

Conditional instability occurs whenever the environmental lapse rate is ____ the moist adiabatic rate and the dry adiabatic rate.

• A)higher than
• B)less than
• C)between
• D)the same as
• E)double

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