Inquiry into Physics
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Chapter 5, Problem 4C
As air rises in the atmosphere, its temperature drops, even if no heat flows out of it.
(a) Based on what you learned in Sections 4.4 and 5.3, explain why this is so.
(b) Cumulus clouds form when rising air is cooled to the point where water droplets form because of condensation. Why are these clouds usually much higher above the ground in dry climates than in wet ones?
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