Temperature Variations
What color and texture cools off the quickest?
Black and Rough
What is the name of the temperature you must cool air down in order for condensation to occur
The dewpoint
What is the dewpoint if the dry bulb temperature is 12C and the wet bulb is 8C?
4C
What is the name of the instrument that measures air pressure?
Barometer
What happens to the air pressure when the the dry bulb and wet bulb temp are close to one another?
The air pressure decreases?
Why does every body on the earth not recive the same amount of radiation
Because the world is round
What is the name of the instrument used to find dewpoint and relative humidity
Sling Psychrometer
What is the wet bulb temperature if the dry bulb is 16 and the Relative humidity is 71%?
13C
What is average sea level pressure in both mb and in of hg.
1013.2 mb and 29.92 in of hg
What time of day is there the greatest potential for storms?
2- 3 pm
When does the hottest time of the day occur?
2- 3 pm
When the temperature increases what happens to the ability to hold moisture?
It increases
What is the dry bulb depression when the air temp is 15 and the dewpoint is 12C
2C
What occurs to the air pressure as the temperature rises?
Air pressure lowers
What month of the year is there the least chance of storms?
January
When does the coldest time of day occur?
Before Sunrise
What is the definition of relative humidity?
What is the the relative humidity if the dry bulb temp is 20C and the dewpoint is 12C?
58%
What happens to air pressure as temp decreases?
Air pressure rises
What month of the year is it the hottest in NY?
July
Why dont the coldest and warmest times of the day coincide with when the sun is highest and lowest in the sky?
It takes time for the earth to heat up and cool down
As temp rises and moisture content stays the same what happens to the relative humidity?
It decreases
What is the dewpoint if the dry bulb temperature is 16C and the relative humidity is 71%
11C
What time of day will there be the lowest presure?
2-3 pm
Why don't the longest duration of insolation and warmest month of the year happen at the same time
It takes time for the earth to heat up and cool down