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What is the actual amount of water vapour present in the atmosphere known as?
What is the actual amount of water vapour present in the atmosphere known as?
- Relative humidity
- Absolute humidity (correct)
- Solid moisture
- Gaseous humidity
Where does the moisture in the atmosphere come from?
Where does the moisture in the atmosphere come from?
- Cloud condensation
- Atmospheric pollution
- Evaporation and transpiration (correct)
- Volcanic eruptions
What is the name for the percentage of moisture present in the atmosphere as compared to its full capacity at a given temperature?
What is the name for the percentage of moisture present in the atmosphere as compared to its full capacity at a given temperature?
- Liquid moisture
- Gaseous humidity
- Relative humidity (correct)
- Absolute humidity
In what forms is water present in the atmosphere?
In what forms is water present in the atmosphere?
What is the weight of water vapour per unit volume of air called?
What is the weight of water vapour per unit volume of air called?
Where is the relative humidity greater according to the text?
Where is the relative humidity greater according to the text?
What is the temperature at which the water starts evaporating referred to as?
What is the temperature at which the water starts evaporating referred to as?
What is the transformation of water vapor into water called?
What is the transformation of water vapor into water called?
Under what conditions is dew formed?
Under what conditions is dew formed?
What is the ideal condition for the formation of white frost?
What is the ideal condition for the formation of white frost?
What causes fog and mist to form?
What causes fog and mist to form?
At what height are nimbus clouds generally formed?
At what height are nimbus clouds generally formed?
What type of clouds are thin, detached, and have a feathery appearance?
What type of clouds are thin, detached, and have a feathery appearance?
Which type of clouds look like cotton wool and exist in patches?
Which type of clouds look like cotton wool and exist in patches?
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
What is another name for 'mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles'?
What is another name for 'mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles'?
What forms when moist air comes in contact with some colder object?
What forms when moist air comes in contact with some colder object?
What is the ideal condition for forming frost?
What is the ideal condition for forming frost?
What is precipitation?
What is precipitation?
In which form does precipitation occur when the temperature is lower than 0°C?
In which form does precipitation occur when the temperature is lower than 0°C?
What are hailstones formed from?
What are hailstones formed from?
What type of rainfall occurs when air on being heated becomes light and rises up in convection currents?
What type of rainfall occurs when air on being heated becomes light and rises up in convection currents?
Which type of rainfall is characterized by the windward slopes receiving greater rainfall and the leeward slopes remaining rainless and dry?
Which type of rainfall is characterized by the windward slopes receiving greater rainfall and the leeward slopes remaining rainless and dry?
Where do coastal areas receive greater amounts of rainfall compared to the interior of continents?
Where do coastal areas receive greater amounts of rainfall compared to the interior of continents?
In which areas do major precipitation regimes receive heavy rainfall of over 200 cm per annum?
In which areas do major precipitation regimes receive heavy rainfall of over 200 cm per annum?
What characterizes the seasonal distribution of rainfall in some regions such as the equatorial belt?
What characterizes the seasonal distribution of rainfall in some regions such as the equatorial belt?
What happens to air as it rises in orographic rainfall?
What happens to air as it rises in orographic rainfall?
What are clouds formed from in convectional rainfall?
What are clouds formed from in convectional rainfall?
In which type of rainfall do thunder and lightning often accompany heavy rainfall?
In which type of rainfall do thunder and lightning often accompany heavy rainfall?
Why do leeward slopes remain rainless and dry in orographic rainfall?
Why do leeward slopes remain rainless and dry in orographic rainfall?
What is the term for the percentage of moisture present in the atmosphere as compared to its full capacity at a given temperature?
What is the term for the percentage of moisture present in the atmosphere as compared to its full capacity at a given temperature?
What is the actual amount of the water vapor present in the atmosphere known as?
What is the actual amount of the water vapor present in the atmosphere known as?
What is the weight of water vapor per unit volume of air called?
What is the weight of water vapor per unit volume of air called?
From where does the moisture in the atmosphere come from?
From where does the moisture in the atmosphere come from?
What is the term for water vapor turning into water?
What is the term for water vapor turning into water?
What is the term used to express the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere in grams per cubic meter?
What is the term used to express the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere in grams per cubic meter?
What is the process by which water is transformed from liquid to gaseous state?
What is the process by which water is transformed from liquid to gaseous state?
What is the temperature at which the water starts evaporating referred to as?
What is the temperature at which the water starts evaporating referred to as?
Under what conditions is dew formed?
Under what conditions is dew formed?
What are the ideal conditions for the formation of white frost?
What are the ideal conditions for the formation of white frost?
What are clouds formed from in free air at considerable elevations?
What are clouds formed from in free air at considerable elevations?
What type of clouds are formed at high altitudes with a feathery appearance?
What type of clouds are formed at high altitudes with a feathery appearance?
What is another name for 'mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles'?
What is another name for 'mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles'?
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
What is the name for the layered clouds covering large portions of the sky?
What is the name for the layered clouds covering large portions of the sky?
In which type of rainfall do the windward slopes receive greater rainfall and the leeward slopes remain rainless and dry?
In which type of rainfall do the windward slopes receive greater rainfall and the leeward slopes remain rainless and dry?
What type of clouds are thin, detached, and have a feathery appearance?
What type of clouds are thin, detached, and have a feathery appearance?
What characterizes the seasonal distribution of rainfall in some regions such as the equatorial belt?
What characterizes the seasonal distribution of rainfall in some regions such as the equatorial belt?
Which type of clouds look like cotton wool and exist in patches?
Which type of clouds look like cotton wool and exist in patches?
At what height are nimbus clouds generally formed?
At what height are nimbus clouds generally formed?
What happens when moist air comes in contact with a colder object?
What happens when moist air comes in contact with a colder object?
'Mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles' are also known as:
'Mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles' are also known as:
Where is the relative humidity greater according to the text?
Where is the relative humidity greater according to the text?
What is the temperature at which water starts evaporating referred to as?
What is the temperature at which water starts evaporating referred to as?
Why do leeward slopes remain rainless and dry in orographic rainfall?
Why do leeward slopes remain rainless and dry in orographic rainfall?
What is the term used to express the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere in grams per cubic meter?
What is the term used to express the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere in grams per cubic meter?
What is the name for the layered clouds covering large portions of the sky?
What is the name for the layered clouds covering large portions of the sky?
What is another name for 'mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles'?
What is another name for 'mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles'?
What type of rainfall is characterized by the windward slopes receiving greater rainfall and the leeward slopes remaining rainless and dry?
What type of rainfall is characterized by the windward slopes receiving greater rainfall and the leeward slopes remaining rainless and dry?
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
Where do coastal areas receive greater amounts of rainfall compared to the interior of continents?
Where do coastal areas receive greater amounts of rainfall compared to the interior of continents?
What is the term for the process by which water is transformed from liquid to gaseous state?
What is the term for the process by which water is transformed from liquid to gaseous state?
What is the temperature at which the water starts evaporating referred to as?
What is the temperature at which the water starts evaporating referred to as?
What is the term used to express the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere in grams per cubic meter?
What is the term used to express the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere in grams per cubic meter?
What is another name for 'mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles'?
What is another name for 'mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles'?
In which type of rainfall does thunder and lightning often accompany heavy rainfall?
In which type of rainfall does thunder and lightning often accompany heavy rainfall?
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
'Mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles' are also known as:
'Mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles' are also known as:
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
'Mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles' are also known as:
'Mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles' are also known as:
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
'Layered clouds covering large portions of the sky' are characteristic of which cloud type?
In what forms is water present in the atmosphere?
In what forms is water present in the atmosphere?
What happens when moist air comes in contact with a colder object?
What happens when moist air comes in contact with a colder object?
What is the term for the layered clouds covering large portions of the sky?
What is the term for the layered clouds covering large portions of the sky?
What type of clouds are formed at high altitudes with a feathery appearance?
What type of clouds are formed at high altitudes with a feathery appearance?
In which type of rainfall do thunder and lightning often accompany heavy rainfall?
In which type of rainfall do thunder and lightning often accompany heavy rainfall?
What characterizes the seasonal distribution of rainfall in some regions such as the equatorial belt?
What characterizes the seasonal distribution of rainfall in some regions such as the equatorial belt?
What forms when moist air comes in contact with some colder object?
What forms when moist air comes in contact with some colder object?
At what height are nimbus clouds generally formed?
At what height are nimbus clouds generally formed?
'Mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles' are also known as:
'Mini clouds in which condensation takes place around nuclei provided by dust, smoke, and salt particles' are also known as:
What is the term used to express the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere in grams per cubic meter?
What is the term used to express the amount of water vapor present in the atmosphere in grams per cubic meter?
Under what conditions is dew formed?
Under what conditions is dew formed?
Where does the moisture in the atmosphere come from?
Where does the moisture in the atmosphere come from?
In what forms is water present in the atmosphere?
In what forms is water present in the atmosphere?
