Humidity & Greenhouse effect

Question 1

Moisture in the atmosphere is also referred to as…

Answer 1

humidity

Question 2

water naturally occurs in the atmosphere in all ______ phases. Name the phases…

Answer 2

3, solid, liquid, gas

Question 3

__________ is required or released as water changes state

Answer 3

energy

Question 4

As energy is released from water phase change what happens?

Answer 4

temperature, cloud formation is affected in atmosphere

Question 5

which state is the most ordered, least energy state?

Answer 5

solid

Question 6

_______ is the most ordered, least energy state

Answer 6

solid

Question 7

_________ is the higher energy and less orders then solid

Answer 7

liquid

Question 8

which is the most energetic and least ordered (most free)?

Answer 8

gas

Question 9

what is latent heat?

Answer 9

the amount of heat required or released in a phase change

Question 10

the change of water into gas is the process of…

Answer 10

evaporation

Question 11

when gas transforms into water we call that…

Answer 11

condensation

Question 12

when water turns into a solid that is called…

Answer 12

freezing

Question 13

when solid turns into a liquid that is called…

Answer 13

melting

Question 14

a solid to a gas is called….

Answer 14

sublimation

Question 15

a gas (water vapor) to a solid is called…

Answer 15

deposition

Question 16

for each phase change there is a certain amount of energy that is either _______ or ________

Answer 16

absorbed, released

Question 17

for each phase change there is a certain amount of ______ that is either _______ or ________

Answer 17

energy, absorbed, released.

Question 18

when energy is absorbed the surroundings temp get _______

Answer 18

cooler

Question 19

when energy is released the surroundings temp get _______

Answer 19

warmer

Question 20

does evaporation absorb or release energy?

Answer 20

absorb, cools you down. when you sweat you evaporate and it cools you down

Question 21

_____ is the amount of water vapor in the air

Answer 21

humidity

Question 22

what is saturation?

Answer 22

the condition where the air cannot hold anymore water vapor

Question 23

the condition where the air cannot hold anymore water vapor is called…

Answer 23

saturation

Question 24

saturation is the condition where the air cannot hold anymore ______ _____

Answer 24

water vapor

Question 25

what happens when you reach saturation?

Answer 25

either condensation or precipitation occurs

Question 26

as the temp of the air _________ the max amount of water it can contain ________

Answer 26

increase, increases

Question 27

warmer air can hold more...

Answer 27

moisture.

Question 28

what are the two ways humidity is reported?

Answer 28

relative humidity and specificities humidity

Question 29

what is relative humidity?

Answer 29

the amount of water vapor int he air compared to its saturation level

Question 30

relative humidity changes with the _______ of the air and how much ______ _____ content

Answer 30

temperature, water vapor

Question 31

what is specific humidity?

Answer 31

the actual mass of of water vapor int he air

Question 32

what is the dew point?

Answer 32

temperature at which air reaches saturation

Question 33

dew point is the temperature at which _____ ______ condenses into ______ ________

Answer 33

water vapor, liquid water

Question 34

AS temp ______, dew point _________

Answer 34

increases , increase

Question 35

AS dew point _______, Humidity __________

Answer 35

increase, increases

Question 36

when does 100 percent relative humidity happen?

Answer 36

when the dew point equals the temperature

Question 37

the sun releases energy in many wavelengths including...

Answer 37

gamma rays, X-rays, UV rays

Question 38

the suns rays are ________ to anything alive

Answer 38

damaging

Question 39

Gamma rays and x-rays are ________ by the atmosphere

Answer 39

absorbed

Question 40

visible light is allowed to...

Answer 40

travel through the atmosphere, it is not absorbed much

Question 41

what mostly blocks visible light?

Answer 41

clouds

Question 42

clouds _______ scattered visible light

Answer 42

reflect

Question 43

gamma rays, x-rays and uv rays are ________ frequency and _______ wavelength

Answer 43

high, short

Question 44

on a fair day about 80 percent of _______ light from the sun reaches the ground

Answer 44

visible

Question 45

once visible light reaches the ground what happens?

Answer 45

it can be absorbed int he the ground or reflected back up to atmpsther

Question 46

the amount of reflection is called a surfaces...

Answer 46

albedo

Question 47

if a surface is very reflective it is said to have _____ albedo

Answer 47

high

Question 48

if a surface is not very reflective it is said to have ______ albedo

Answer 48

low, it absorbs heat

Question 49

energy that is reflected on the surface, bounced back into the atmosphere and reabsorbed by the atmosphere causes the temp to...

Answer 49

rise