C,C,R, Water Vapor Flashcards
What is it called when air is filled to its capacity with water vapor?
Saturated
What is conduction?
Heat that transfers through direct contact
What is relative humidity measured in?
Percent
What is relative humidity?
The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor it could possibly hold
What is convection?
Heat transferred through currents when the warm air rises in the cold air falls
What is radiation?
Heat transferred through waves
What is dewpoint?
The temperature to which air it has to be cooled, without changing the amount of water vapor in the air, to become saturated
What is dewpoint measured in?
Degrees Celsius
What will be the same when the air is saturated?
The temperature and dewpoint
What conditions have to be right for dew to form
The saturated air has to be above 0°C
What conditions have to be right for frost form?
The saturated air has to be below 0°C