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2nd P. Science Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Humidity | The moisture content of air |
| Absolute humidity | The mass of water vapor contained in a certain volume of air |
| Relative humidity | The ratio of the mass of water vapor in the air at a given temperature to the maximum mass of water vapor the air could hold at that temperature expressed as a percentage |
| Greenhouse effect | The process by which certain gases(principally water vapor, CO2, and methane) trap heat that radiates from the earth |
| % nitrogen in dry air | 78% |
| % oxygen in dry air | 21% |
| % other in dry air | 1% |
| Parts per million | The number of molecules(or atoms)of a substance in a mixture for every 1 million molecules in that mixture |
| % nitrogen in exhaled air | 75% |
| % oxygen in exhaled air | 16% |
| % CO2 in exhaled air | 4% |
| % water vapor in exhaled air | 4% |
| % other in exhaled air | 1% |