Multiple Choice
The difference between "moist" and "dry" adiabatic rates is due to the fact that
A) saturated air is always unstable.
B) an unsaturated air parcel expands more rapidly than a saturated air parcel.
C) moist air weighs less than dry air.
D) latent heat is released by a rising parcel of saturated air.
E) moist air weighs more than dry air.
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