Warm dry air rising to the Cu cloud base

1. Is heated by 0.65°C/100 m
2. Is heated by 1°C/100 m
3. ✓Is cooled by 1°C/100 mCorrect answer
4. Is cooled by 0.65°C/100 m

Explanation

Unsaturated (dry) air rising in the atmosphere cools at the Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate (DALR).

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