Question

The environmental lapse rate typically decreases at night becausea. the surface cools more slowly than the air aloft. b. the surface absorbs less longwave radiation than the air aloft. c. the surface cools more rapidly than the air aloft. d. the surface absorbs more longwave radiation than the air aloft.

Answer 1

C.The surface cools more rapidly than the air aloft

Step-by-step explanation:

At night surface close to the ground becomes cool,the air above this surface becomes warm as a result of temperature inversion.