Humidity

Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?

• fair skies
• hot, sunny weather
• windy weather
• rainy weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Air masses will continue to rise as long as:

• they are cooler than the surrounding air

• they are warmer than the surrounding air.

• they have more water than the surrounding air

• they have less water than the surrounding air

At 25 C, air can hold 23 grams of water vapor. If the air had 16 grams of water vapor, what would the relative humidity be?

• 25%

• 70%

• 64%

• 92%

What is the relative humidity when the dry-bulb temperature is 22°C and the wet-bulb temperature is 16°C?

• 47%

• 61%

• 54%

• 64%

Ingredients for Clouds:

• 100% liquid water + heat

• 100% liquid water + condensation nuclei

• 100% water vapor + heat

• 100% water vapor and condensation nuclei

What is the new RH, if the temperature increases from 22°C to 25°C and there is 10g/m³ of water in the atmosphere?

• 43%

• 25°C

• 10g/m³

• 40%

These clouds are wispy or curly, white, thin & feather-like

• cumulus
• cumulonimbus
• cirrus
• stratus

The temperature at which air is saturated and condensation forms is ___.

• dew point

• humidity

• relative humidity

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

As the air temperature increases, the air's capacity for water vapor: 

• increases
• decreases
• remains the same
• is unrelated to air temperature and can either increase or decrease

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which is heavier?

• Humid Air

• Dry Air