Lapse Rates and Adiabatic Processes
Use the picture of a mountain above, and the information given on lapse rates and dew point, to fill in the blanks.  Press the check button to check your answers.  If you miss any, the ones you missed will have blank spaces, so you can try again.

Use the drawing of the mountain, and the information given about lapse rates and dew point, to fill in the blanks. The temperature at sea level is 30 degrees C. The temperature of still air at 1000 meters altitude would be degrees C. At meters altitude, the temperature of still air would be 10.5 degrees C.
If a wind blows onshore and rises up the slope of the mountain, the temperature of the rising air at 1000 meters altitude would be degrees C. The temperature of the rising air at meters altitude would be 10 degrees C. The temperature of the rising air at 3000 meters altitude would be degrees C.
The lifting condensation level is meters altitude. After reaching the summit of the mountain, the air moves downslope on the leeward side. The temperature of the subsiding air at 2000 meters altitude would be degrees C. The temperature of the subsiding air at sea level on the leeward side of the island would be degrees C.


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