Answer the following questions by filling in the blanks with the appropriate ter

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Answer the following questions by filling in the blanks with the appropriate terms listed below.

adiabatic cooling, rises, warm, dewpoint, clouds, cool, subside  

a. As air rises it expands causing the air temperature to cool

b. _______ occurs as air expands without the release of thermal energy.

c. Cool parcels of air tend to _____ compressing air that will _____ adiabatically (i.e. without the addition of thermal energy).

d. When air cools to its _______, the air becomes saturated and any further cooling will result in condensation that forms _____.

Explanation / Answer

a.As air rises it expands causing the air temperature to cool

b.Adiabatic cooling occurs as air expands without the release of thermal energy.

c.Cool parcels of air tend to rises compressing air that will cool adiabatically.

d.When air cools to its dewpoint,the air becomes saturated and any further cooling will result in condensation that forms clouds.

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