The Dry Adiabatic rate of change for unsaturated air is 10°C/1000 m. What does this mean? A) Unsaturated air will get warmer or colder as it travels in any direction. B) Unsaturated air will get warmer as it sinks and colder as it rises. C) Saturated air will not change. D) Unsaturated air will get warmer as it rises and colder as it sinks. E) Unsaturated air will get warmer or colder as it travels north or south.

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The dry adiabatic lapse rate indicates that unsaturated air cools at a rate of 10°C per 1000 meters as it rises and warms at the same rate as it descends due to compression. This is because the pressure decreases with altitude, allowing the air to expand and cool, or increases as it descends, causing it to compress and warm.

The Dry Adiabatic Rate of Change for Unsaturated Air Is