Question

When the temperature of ambient air increases with altitude, the lapse rate becomes negative. process is known as
A. Negative lapse rate
B. Inversion
C. Version
D. Lapse rate

Answer 1

Because heat from the Earth warms this air, the troposphere is hotter near the surface. The quantity of air molecules reduces as altitude rises, and hence their average kinetic energy drops. The outcome is a reduction in air temperature when height is increased.

Complete answer:
The lapse rate is the rate at which an atmospheric variable, such as temperature in the Earth's atmosphere, decreases as altitude increases. The term "lapse rate" comes from the word "lapse," which refers to a slow decline. It is the vertical component of the temperature gradient's spatial gradient.
When the temperature drops with elevation, the lapse rate is positive, zero when the temperature remains constant with elevation, and negative when the temperature rises with elevation. This is called Inversion so the correct answer is option A.
Temperature inversion is a reverse of the troposphere's typical temperature pattern. A layer of warm air sits on top of the cold air layer in this meteorological occurrence. It is caused by static atmospheric conditions, but it can also be induced by horizontal or vertical air movement.
Or
A temperature inversion is a layer of the atmosphere where the temperature of the air rises with height. In the lowest half of a cap, there is an inversion. The cap is a layer of particularly warm air high in the atmosphere.

Note:
Temperature inversions are significant because the air layering effect they produce alters the expected dispersion of pesticide spray solutions employed by farmers. Smoke from managed fires employed by land managers is similarly affected by inversions.