Humidity and Dew Point

Dew point is a good measure of how humid it feels.

• True

• False

What is the dew point at this station?

• 75 degrees

• 61 degrees

• 987 degrees

• 11 degrees

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

The time of day when the relative humidity reaches a maximum value is usually

• at the time when the air temperature is highest 

• in the middle of the afternoon 

• at the time when the air temperature is lowest 

• just before sunrise 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is the relative humidity if the dry bulb temp. is 14º C and the wet bulb temp. is 10º C?

What is the relative humidity if the dry-bulb temperature is 16°C and the wet-bulb temperature is 10°C?

• 4%

• 37%

• 45%

• 16%

What is the relative humidity if the dry bulb temp. is 14º C and the wet bulb temp. is 14º C?

The temperature to which air must be cooled in order to become saturated is the: 

• Relative Humidity

• Mixing Ratio

• Dew Point Temperature

• Wet-bulb Temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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

Which environment will probably have the lowest relative humidity?

• swamp

• desert

• rain forest