Question

1. (True/False) In adiabatic processes, rising and sinking Air Parcel interior temperatures are cooled and warmed by the surrounding air.

a. True b. False

2. What species of whale did Roger Payne record vocalizing?

a. Fin Whale

b. Blue Whale

c. Humpback Whale

d. Northern Right Whale

Answer 1

1. (True/False) In adiabatic processes, rising and sinking Air Parcel interior temperatures are cooled and warmed by the surrounding air.

Answer: False (Adiabetic lapse rate is the rate at which the temperature of the air parcel changes with elevation in response to compression and expansion. No heat exchange occurs in between the air parcel and its surroundings).

2. What species of whale did Roger Payne record vocalizing?

Answer: c. Humpback Whale (Roger Payne is an American Biologist and environmentalist who is famous for his 1967. Along with Scott McVay, he recorded whale songs among male humpback whales during their breeding season. He later became a prominent figure in campaigns to support helping end commercial whaling).