
On rare occasions when the environmental lapse rate exceeds about ____ (the autoconvective lapse rate) ,convection becomes spontaneous,resulting in the automatic overturning of the air.
A) 3.4 degrees Celsius per 10 m
B) 3.4 degrees Celsius per 1,000 m
C) 34 degrees Celsius per 100 m
D) 34 degrees Celsius per 10,000 m
E) 3.4 degrees Celsius per 100 m
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