Definitions
The measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to a standard value.
Temperature
The process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous state due to an increase in temperature and/or pressure.
Evaporation
This is a body of water partially enclosed by land but with a wide mouth,allowing access to the sea.
Bay
What does relative humidity tell?
tells how saturated with H2O vapor the air is by e/e* or actual/potential
What does an anemometer measure?
Measures the wind speed
The condition or quality of being hot.
Heat
The passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere.
Transpiration
This is a natural or man--made body of water that can form when a depression on the earth fills with water.
Lake
What does relative humidity depend on?
Depends on H2O vapor in air and air temp.
What does a wind vane tell?
the direction of wind
A dispersion, in air, of molecules of water, especially as produced by evaporation.
Water Vapor
The change of state from a gas to a liquid.
Condensation
This is a large body of water covering most of the earth
Ocean
What is the dew point?
the temperature at which air must cool to saturate an air parcel and condense H2O vapor
What is wind?
the movement of air
The process by which atmospheric water vapor liquifies to form clouds, or solidifies to form snow or hail.
Condensation
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface.
Precipitation
This is a natural stream of water,usually freshwater,flowing toward an ocean,a lake,or another stream
River
How is relative humidity measured?
psychometer
What does a barometer measure?
the air pressure
A condition in the atmosphere corresponding to 100% relative humidity.
Saturation
Put the previous into order.
Evaporation, precipitation, condensation, transpiration.
This is a small body of water that flows into a river.
Stream
the earth also soaks up some of the water storing in the ground until it is needed the storage space is called _____.
aquifer
What are wind factors?
speed and direction