GG101 Matching Exercises: Humidity

For each term in the first column, type a letter of the description in the second column that matches. When you're done click "Check Answers" to check your answers.

1. hydrologic cycle
2. evaporation
3. condensation
4. saturation
5. sublimation
6. humidity
7. vapor pressure
8. saturation vapor pressure
9. absolute humidity
10. specific humidity
11. mixing ratio
12. relative humidity
13. dew point
14. steam fog
15. frost point
16. supersaturation
17. condensation nuclei
  1. number of grams of water vapor per kilogram of dry air
  2. change of phase directly from ice to water vapor
  3. generic term applied to the amount of water vapor in air
  4. the number of grams of water vapor per kilogram of air
  5. the number of grams of water vapor per cubic meter of air
  6. condition in which relative humidity exceeds 100%
  7. (specific humidity / saturation specific humidity) x 100%
  8. constant movement of water between the surface and atmosphere
  9. the part of the total atmospheric pressure due to water vapor
  10. suspended solid particles onto which droplets form
  11. equilibrium due to offsetting evaporation and condensation
  12. temperature above 0 C at which air would become saturated
  13. temperature below 0 C at which air would become saturated
  14. the formation of water droplets onto hygroscopic particles
  15. maximum possible vapor pressure at a given temperature
  16. an autumn phenomenon with cold air over warm water
  17. occurs when H2O molecules move from liquid to vapor

 
Matching exercises are modified from Aguado's Understanding Weather and Climate.