Multiple Choice
The dry adiabatic rate is the rate at which ____.
A) an air parcel rises
B) temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of unsaturated air
C) volume changes when a parcel expands or is compressed
D) latent heat energy is released in a rising air parcel
E) temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of saturated air
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