Which effect results when a soaring bird encounters rising thermal currents with decreasing humidity?

💡 Explanation

When a soaring bird encounters decreasing humidity in thermals, evaporative cooling occurs as moisture from the bird’s body dissipates into the drier air, thus increasing air density. Therefore lift is enhanced, rather than drag, reduced buoyancy, or elevated temperature, which require respectively feather wetting, air-sac collapse, or direct solar gain.

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