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WatA 4.1
Water in the Atmosphere
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fog | Made up of clouds that form near the ground. |
| vapor | Water in the form of a gas. |
| atmosphere | The envelope of gases that surrounds Earth. |
| water cycle | The continual movement of water among Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. |
| evaporation | The process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas. |
| condensation | The change of state from a gas to a liquid. |
| humidity | The amount of water vapor in a given volume of air. |
| relative humidity | The percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor that air can contain at a particular temperature. |
| psychrometer | An instrument used to measure relative humidity. |