C,C,R, Water Vapor Flashcards

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What is it called when air is filled to its capacity with water vapor?

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Saturated

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What is conduction?

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Heat that transfers through direct contact

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What is relative humidity measured in?

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Percent

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What is relative humidity?

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The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor it could possibly hold

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What is convection?

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Heat transferred through currents when the warm air rises in the cold air falls

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What is radiation?

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Heat transferred through waves

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What is dewpoint?

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The temperature to which air it has to be cooled, without changing the amount of water vapor in the air, to become saturated

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What is dewpoint measured in?

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Degrees Celsius

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What will be the same when the air is saturated?

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The temperature and dewpoint

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What conditions have to be right for dew to form

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The saturated air has to be above 0°C

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What conditions have to be right for frost form?

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The saturated air has to be below 0°C

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