<P> Lapse rate is the rate at which Earth 's atmospheric temperature decreases with an increase in altitude , or increases with the decrease in altitude . Lapse rate arises from the word lapse , in the sense of a gradual change . </P>
<P> Lapse rate is the rate at which Earth 's atmospheric temperature decreases with an increase in altitude , or increases with the decrease in altitude . Lapse rate arises from the word lapse , in the sense of a gradual change . </P>
the term for the rate at which the actual air temperature changes with altitude in the atmosphere is
the term for the rate at which the actual air temperature changes with altitude in the atmosphere is
Lapse rate
Lapse rate