A | B |
Define relative himidity | is the measure of the amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much the air con hold |
Frost forms on a car window on a cold day is known as | Deposition |
Define Dew Point | Measure of the temperature at which water vap[or in air will condense to form liquid water. |
How are clouds formed in the atmosphere? | By condensation of water vapor |
Where does most of earths freshwater come from? | Evaporation of Salt water from the Oceans |
What is the layer of the atmosphwere where clouds form? | troposphere |
Name the phase changes that occur when heat energy is removed or released from water | Condensation, freezing, deposition |
When does evaporation occur | When liquid water absorbs enough heat energy to change to a gas |
How is ice formed | Heat energy is removed from liquid water |
Define absolute humidity | Measure of the mass of water vapor in a column of air |
Define relative humidity | a measure of the amount of water vapor in a parcel of air compared with the amount of water vapor the air can maintain as a gas at that temperature |
The process in the water cycle responsible for the removal of dew from the grass | Evaporation |
Process that result in the formation of clouds in teh atmosphere | Condensation of water vapor |