chapter 18 Flashcards
Latent heat is sexy
The energy absorbed or released during a change in state
Precipitation is Jeff
Any form of water that falls from a cloud
Evaporation
The process if converting a liquid to a gas
Condensation
The change of state from gas to a liquid
Sublimation
The conversion of a liquid directly to a gas without passing through the liquid state
Humidity
The general term referring to water vapor in the air but not to liquid droplets of fog, cloud, or rain
Saturated
The state of air that contains the maximum quantity of water vapor that it can hold at any given temperature and pressure
Relative humidity
The ratio of the air’s water vapor content to its water vapor capacity
Dew point
The temperature to which air has to be cooled in order to reach saturation
Hygrometer
An instrument designed to measure relative humidity
Orographic lifting
Mountains acting as barriers to he flow of air, forcing the air to ascend; the air cools adiabatically, and clouds and prcipitation may result
Front
The boundary between two adjoining air masses having contrasting charecteristics
Vapor action
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Evaporation
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Sublimation
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