MEA 130 NCSU QUIZ 2 VERSION A
Water in a glass will evaporate more quickly on a windy, warm, dry summer day than on
a calm, cold, dry winter day. TRUE OR FALSE - Answers :True
The dew point temperature is a measure of the total amount of water vapor in the air.
TRUE OR FALSE - Answers :True
The air's moisture content can be described by measuring the pressure exerted by the
water vapor in the air. TRUE OR FALSE - Answers :True
The water vapor in a given parcel of air is represented by the _________.
a. absolute humidity
b. relative humidity
c. mixing ratio
d. specific humidity
e. saturation vapor pressure - Answers :Absolute humidity
The percentage of water vapor present in the air compared to that required for
saturation is the __________.
a. mixing ratio
b. absolute humidity
c. dew point
d. relative humidity
e. specific humidity - Answers :relative humidity
An increasing in temperature of the atmosphere while absolute humidity is constant will
change relative humidity as follows _________.
a. relative humidity will remain constant
b. relative humidity will increase
c. relative humidity will decrease - Answers :relative humidity will decrease
The humidity is _________ in the warm, muggy tropics. As we move away from the
tropics, it _________.
a. lowest; increases
b. highest; increases
c. intermediate; decreases
d. lowest; decrease
e. highest; decreases - Answers :highest; decreases
The ice-to-vapor phase transition is known as ______________.
a. melting
b. evaporation
c. condensation
d. sublimation
e. deposition - Answers :sublimation
Water in a glass will evaporate more quickly on a windy, warm, dry summer day than on
a calm, cold, dry winter day. TRUE OR FALSE - Answers :True
The dew point temperature is a measure of the total amount of water vapor in the air.
TRUE OR FALSE - Answers :True
The air's moisture content can be described by measuring the pressure exerted by the
water vapor in the air. TRUE OR FALSE - Answers :True
The water vapor in a given parcel of air is represented by the _________.
a. absolute humidity
b. relative humidity
c. mixing ratio
d. specific humidity
e. saturation vapor pressure - Answers :Absolute humidity
The percentage of water vapor present in the air compared to that required for
saturation is the __________.
a. mixing ratio
b. absolute humidity
c. dew point
d. relative humidity
e. specific humidity - Answers :relative humidity
An increasing in temperature of the atmosphere while absolute humidity is constant will
change relative humidity as follows _________.
a. relative humidity will remain constant
b. relative humidity will increase
c. relative humidity will decrease - Answers :relative humidity will decrease
The humidity is _________ in the warm, muggy tropics. As we move away from the
tropics, it _________.
a. lowest; increases
b. highest; increases
c. intermediate; decreases
d. lowest; decrease
e. highest; decreases - Answers :highest; decreases
The ice-to-vapor phase transition is known as ______________.
a. melting
b. evaporation
c. condensation
d. sublimation
e. deposition - Answers :sublimation
