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Chapter 18 humidity

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Evaporation when water is being vaporized out of the air
Condensation when waer is being transferred from gas to a liquid
Sublimation When a liquid turns into a solid (vice versa.)
Deposition to subfreeze air. water becomes a solid without starting off as a liquid
Capacity the amount of water the air can hold
Saturation the maxiumum amount of water the air can hold
psychrometer a device to measure theR.H. of a certain area
S.H. The physical amonunt of water in the air
Dew Point The pint of specific temperature when the air is saturated
R.H. The ratio of water vapor in the air to the saturated air (expressed as a percentage)
Condensation nuclei tiny suspended particle, either solid or liquid
Adiabatic temp. change a process that takes place without a transfer of heat between the system and its surroundings
moist lapse rate .6 degrees for every 100 meters
dry lapse rate 1 degree for every 100 meters
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