Warm air rising up from (temperature gradient - dry laps rate)

1. Is heated by 0.5°C/100 m
2. Is cooled by 0.5°C / 100 m
3. ✓Is cooled by 1°C/100 mCorrect answer
4. Is heated by 1°C/100 m

Explanation

The dry adiabatic lapse rate (DALR) describes how the temperature of an unsaturated air parcel changes as it rises.

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