The rate at which the temperature changes inside a rising (or descending)parcel of saturated air is called the
A) environmental lapse rate.
B) dry adiabatic lapse rate.
C) moist adiabatic lapse rate.
D) latent heat release rate.

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The moist adiabatic lapse rate is the rate at which the temperature changes inside a rising (or descending) parcel of saturated air, taking into account the release of latent heat due to the condensation of water vapor. The other options are incorrect: the dry adiabatic lapse rate is the rate at which the temperature changes inside a rising (or descending) parcel of dry air (i.e., air with no water vapor), assuming no condensation or evaporation takes place; the environmental lapse rate is the rate at which the temperature changes with increasing altitude in the ambient atmosphere; and the latent heat release rate is not a common meteorological term.

The Rate at Which the Temperature Changes Inside a Rising