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Water in the Air
The tale of studying
Question | Answer |
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Evaporation | is the process by which the water molecules in liquid try to escape into air as water vapor. |
Humidity | is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air. |
Relative Humidity | The percentage of water vapor in the air in the air compared to the maximum amount of air could hold. |
Saturated | Cannot hold anymore water. |
Psychrometer | has two thermometers wet bulb and dry bulb |
Condensation | The process by which molecules of water vapor in the air becomes liquid water. |
Dew Point | The temperature at which condensation begins. |
Cumulus | Clouds that look fluffy, rounded piles of cotton. |
Stratus | Clouds that form in flat layers. |
Cirrus | Wispy, feathery clouds. |
Dew | Water that condenses from the air onto a cold surface , such as blades of grass. |
Frost | is ice that has been deposited directly from the air onto a cold surface. |