Answer the following Questions Briefly:

Write a short note on Lapse rate.

Lapse rate is the rate at which the temperature in the earth’s atmosphere increases with a decrease in altitude or decreases with the increase in the altitude. The temperature decreases at the rate of 1° C for every 165 meters of height. This is called the normal lapse rate. Thus, the places at higher altitude have a lower temperature and the places at lower altitude have a higher temperature.