WATER VAPOR Flashcards
HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
THE CONTINUOUS CIRCULATION OF WATER IN THE EARTHS ATMOSPHERE
EVAPORATION
LIQUID TO GAS
TRANSPIRATION
EVAPORATION OF WATER FROM PLANTS
SUBLIMATION
SOLID TO VAPOR
CONDENSATION
VAPOR TO LIQUID
TRANSPORTATION
MOVEMENT OF A SOLID, LIQUID, OR GAS THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE
PRECIPITATION
RESULTS WHEN CONDENSATION PARTICLES GROW THROUGH COLLISION AND COALESCENCE
SATURATION
MAXIMUM POSSIBLE QUANTITY OF WATER VAPOR THAT AN AIR PARCEL CAN HOLD
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
SHOWS MOISTURE CONTENT BY THE RATIO OF WATER VAPOR TO THE WATER VAPOR CAPACITY
DEWPOINT
THE TEMPERATURE TO WHICH AIR MUST BE COOLED AT A CONSTANT PRESSURE AND CONSTANT WATER VAPOR PRESSURE TO ALLOW WATER VAPOR TO CONDENSE IN TO WATER (DEW).
TEMPERATURE DEWPOINT SPREAD
AS SPREAD DECREASES RELATIVE HUMIDITY INCREASES
AS SPREAD INCREASES RELATIVE HUMIDITY DECREASES
WHEN SPREAD IS 0 THE AIR IS SATURATED
LATENT HEAT
THE QUANTITY OF HEAT ENERGY EITHER RELEASED OR ABSORBED BY A UNIT MASS OF A SUBSTANCE WHEN IT UNDERGOES A PHASE TRANSITION (CHANGE OF STATE)
LATENT HEAT ABSORED
EVAPORATION
MELTING
SUBLIMATION
LATENT HEAT RELEASED
CONDENSATION
DEPOSITION
FREEZING