Multiple Choice
The environmental lapse rate typically decreases at night because
A) the surface absorbs more longwave radiation than the air aloft
B) the surface absorbs less longwave radiation than the air aloft
C) the surface cools more slowly than the air aloft
D) the surface cools more rapidly than the air aloft
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