Once clouds start to form, rising air:
A) cools more quickly than it did lower in the atmosphere.
B) heats up.
C) turns into rain.
D) no longer cools as rapidly as it did lower in the atmosphere.

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Once clouds start to form, the process of condensation releases latent heat, which warms the air slightly, causing it to cool less rapidly than it did before cloud formation.

Once Clouds Start to Form, Rising Air