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Which of the following statements explain 'Normal Lapse Rate'?

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The decrease in temperature of about 1 degree Celsius for every 100 metre rise in altitude.
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The decrease in temperature of about 1 degree Celsius for every 150 metre rise in altitude.
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The decrease in temperature of about 1 degree Celsius for every 165 metre rise in altitude.
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The decrease in temperature of about 1 degree Celsius for every fifty degree increase in latitude.
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Solution

The correct option is C The decrease in temperature of about 1 degree Celsius for every 165 metre rise in altitude.
In the troposphere, temperature is not vertically uniform as we move up, the temperature decreases. The temperature decreases by 1 degree Celsius for every 165 metre rise in altitude. This is called the normal lapse rate.

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