Humidity

Question 1

What are essential for starting binding process - vapour to liquid droplets

Answer 1

Condensation nuclei

Question 2

What combines to form larger water droplets?

Answer 2

Microscopic water particles.

Question 3

What is deposition?

Answer 3

Changing from gas to solid (or solid to gas) – bypassing the liquid stage (sometimes referred to as deposition).

Question 4

Provide 2 examples of nuclei

Answer 4

For condensation to occur, nuclei must be present such as: salt, dust, aeroplane.

Question 5

When air contains the maximum amount of water vapour that it can hold it is _________

Answer 5

saturated

Question 6

Temperature influences the amount of energy available to keep the vapour molecules from combining to create liquid.

Answer 6

Warmer the air, more energy, therefore able to accept more water vapour from the surroundings.

Question 7

The total amount of water vapour present in a given volume is measured in?

Answer 7

grams per meter cubed (m³)

Question 8

Water Vapour Pressure (WVP) is similar to ________ ________.

Answer 8

Absolute humidity is similar to Water Vapour Pressure (WVP) – pressure each water vapour molecule exerts

Question 9

The ratio of the mass of water vapour in a given volume of air (absolute) to the maximum mass of water vapour (for the same temperature).

Describes?

Answer 9

Relative Humidity (RH).

Question 10

Relative humidity equation?

Answer 10

𝑹𝑯 %=𝟏𝟎𝟎 −(𝟓 𝑿 (𝑻−𝑻𝑫))
T = ambient temperature
TD = dew point