Discussion
Which quantity determines the dry adiabatic lapse rate?
Answer: B
Setting the heat exchange to zero in the first law and substituting hydrostatic balance gives the rate as \( g/c_p \) with no other dependence. Humidity alters the specific heat very slightly, giving 9.7 rather than 9.8 for very moist air, but the effect is negligible. The environment plays no part at all, since the parcel cools by its own expansion regardless of what surrounds it. The shared properties explain why these belong to one family, and the differences explain why more than one exists.
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