Multiple choice

In the case of saturated air, the column of air tends to be in stable equilibrium, when the prevailing lapse rate

  1. is equal to the wet adiabatic lapse rate

  2. is more than the wet adiabatic lapse rate

  3. is less than the wet adiabatic lapse rate

  4. does not vary with the wet adiabatic lapse rate
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Explanation

In a saturated air mass, if the prevailing lapse rate is less than its wet adiabatic lapse rate, the atmosphere is said to be in stable equilibrium. 

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