Evaporation and Particle Behavior

Front

Which of the following factors can increase the rate of evaporation?

Back

Increasing the temperature of the liquid

Front

What happens at a particle scale when water evaporates?

Back

Water molecules gain energy and transition from liquid to gas.

Front

What causes the particles to do what they do during evaporation?

Back

Particles gain energy and escape from the liquid surface.

Front

What exactly does humidity measure?

Back

Humidity measures the amount of water vapor in the air.

Front

What is in air?

Back

Air is primarily composed of nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, and water vapor.

Front

What percentage of Nitrogen is in air?

Back

78%

Front

What percentage of air is Oxygen?

Back

21%

Front

Humidity can help us measure what?

Back

The amount of moisture in the air.

Front

The amount of water vapor in the air is often referred to as:

Back

relative humidity

Front

Earth's atmosphere has how many main layers?

Back

4