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7.2 Weather in the
7.2 weather in the atmosphere fog 8th
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Evaporation | molecules of a liquid water in oceans lakes and other bodies of water are heated by the sun |
| Condensation | occurs when water vapor changes into liquid water |
| dew point | the temperature at which condensation begins |
| solute | substance that is dissolved by the solvent |
| Relative humidity | percent of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature |
| precipitation | any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface |
| colloid | hetereogenous mixture containing small undissolved particles that do not separate or settle out of mixture |
| suspension | mixture with particles that can be seen and easily separated by settling or filtration |
| solution | homogenous mixture of a solvent and on or more solutes |
| solvent | part of the solution that is usually present in the largest amount |