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LMS Ch 23.1 DR
Atmospheric Moisture Directed Reading
Question | Answer |
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When does water change from one phase to another?? | When heat energy is absorbed or released. |
When ice absorbs energy, the molecules of ice?? | Move more quickly. |
What phase does ice change into when it absorbs energy?? | Liquid. |
When liquid water absorbs energy, it changes to?? | A gas. |
The process in which the fastest-moving molecules escape from liquid and form invisible water is called?? | Evaporation. |
The name for heat energy that is absorbed or released during a phase change is?? | Latent heat. |
When liquid water evaporates, the water?? | Absorbs energy from the environment. |
The name for the process in which water vapor changes back into a liquid is?? | Condensation. |
During the condensation of water, latent heat?? | Is released into the surrounding air. |
When water freezes, latent heat?? | Is released into the air. |
Through what process does most water enter the atmosphere?? | Evaporation. |
Humidity?? | Water vapor in the atmosphere. |
Dew Point?? | The temperature at which condensation equals evaporation. |
Absolute Humidity?? | The mass of water vapor contained in a given volume of air. |
Mixing Ratio?? | The mass of water vapor in a unit of air relative to the mass of the dry air. |