2.8 Humidity, Clouds, and Forms of Precipitation

Open Ended

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How are evaporation, condensation, and precipitation related?

Open Ended

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What are some reasons why water is so important on our planet?

Multiple Choice

How does the water in the hydrosphere reach the atmosphere?

• through thunderstorms

• through the water cycle

• through pressure differences

Match

Match the description with the type of humidity.

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  the mass of water vapor in a given volume of air

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  the ratio of the mass of water vapor in the air to the mass of the air

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  the percentage of saturation of the air

absolute humidity

specific humidity

relative humidity

• absolute humidity

• specific humidity

• relative humidity

Multiple Choice

Why is the air in polar regions considered to be dry in spite of having a high

value of relative humidity?

• The dew point of the air in the polar regions is low.

• There are no ocean currents in the polar regions.

• There are no winds blowing in the polar regions.

Multiple Choice

What conditions are necessary for the formation of both frozen dew and

frost?

• high relative humidity and clear skies

• high relative humidity and cloudy skies

• low relative humidity and cloudy skies

Multiple Choice

The table shows weather data for a particular day at

four places in Canada. Which of these places will have the least value of relative humidity?

• Levant

• El Dorado

• Mount Calm

Open Ended

The included table provides the air temperature, dew point, and relative humidity readings for a location on three randomly selected days. On which days are these parameters favorable for the formation of dew and fog? Explain your answer.

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Dew will be formed on day _____ because . . .

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Where does condensation happen?