Air temperature decreases with increasing altitude; this rate of cooling is called the

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The rate of cooling of air with increasing altitude is called the environmental lapse rate. The rate at which unsaturated air cools with increasing altitude is called the dry adiabatic lapse rate, and the rate at which saturated air cools with increasing altitude is called the moist adiabatic rate. However, the question specifically mentions air temperature, which refers to the environmental lapse rate.

Air Temperature Decreases with Increasing Altitude; This Rate of Cooling