Due tomorrow before class starts Definition of all

Due tomorrow before class starts: Definition of all vocab words in Chapter 11, Section 2 Temperature Versus Heat Skip about 4 -5 lines in-between each vocab word. There a total of 4 words.

What are the 3 ways that the atmosphere is heated? Camp Greenville $$ 11/8 Old Flashback Sheet

Temperature vs. Heat – not the same thing! • Temperature: a measurement of how rapidly or slowly molecules move around • Heat: is the transfer of energy

Dew Point • The dew point is the temperature to which air must be cooled at constant pressure to teach saturation • Saturation is the point at which the air holds as much water vapor as it possibly can • Dew point is important because until air is saturated, condensation cannot occur

Water Vapor in the Air • There is always water in the air in the form of water vapor.

Relative Humidity • The amount of water vapor in the air is called humidity • The ratio of water vapor in a volume of air relative to how much water vapor that air is capable of holding is called relative humidity.

• The lower the % of relative humidity, the dryer the air – probably nice weather

• The lower the % of relative humidity, the dryer the air – probably nice weather • The closer the dew point and dry-bulb temperature, the wetter the air - potentially rain in the forecast

Measuring Relative humidity and dew point