GEOG 1900 Exam 2 with Complete Solutions
GEOG 1900 Exam 2 with Complete Solutions What is the hydrologic cycle? A continuous exchange of water among atmosphere, the earth, and water bodies What is humidity? The amount of water vapor in the air How is air's capacity for water vapor related to temperature? The higher the temperature, the more water vapor a volume of air is capable of holding. air is saturated when mixing ratio = saturation mixing ratio, the dew point = air temperature, the relative humidity is 100% How can air become saturated? When evaporation adds water vapor to the air, cool air to dew point, mixing of warm and cool air Humidity Indices Mixing ratio, dew point, relative humidity What is the mixing ratio? the mass of water vapor in a unit of air compared to the remaining mass of dry air
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