8 - 1 (Basic) Relative Humidity and Dew Point Basics

What is the layer of atmosphere that we live our lives in?

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Ozone layer

• A layer that is 100% oxygen

As a parcel of air rises upward in the troposphere, the AIR PRESSURE upon that parcel is:

• Increasing

• Staying constant

• Decreasing

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Air that is rising in the troposphere is:

• Warming up (increasing in temp)

• Cooling down (decreasing in temp)

• Is immediately reaching its Dew Point Temperature

• Staying at the same temperature (and pressure) as it rises

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Cold air holds _______ water vapor than hot air.

• less

• more

• the same amount of

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

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

• is unrelated to air temperature and can either increase or decrease

Hot air holds _______ water vapor than cool air.

• less

• more

• the same amount of

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If air is fully saturated with water and has reached its Dew Point Temperature, that means:

• the air is full of water

• the air is partially full of water

• it's amount of water vapor in the atmosphere right now

• how much liquid water it potentially can hold

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A location with a RH of 95% has _______ water vapor than a location with 10% RH.

• slightly less

• the same amount of

• significantly more

• slightly more

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What is relative humidity?

• humidity that is related to other humidity

• condensation

• clouds

• the amount of water in the air compared to the amount of water the air can hold - a ratio

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What is happening to AIR TEMPERATURE when air is rising in the troposphere?

• It is cooling

• It is warming

• It is staying the same temperature

• Air pressure is decreasing

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