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evaportion, condensation, saturation and clouds
Review of terms from condensation, saturation, evaportion from weather unit.
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7th Grade
10/09/2009

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Water cycle
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The movement of water between the atmosphere (as water vapor) and Earth’s surface (as liquid water).
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Water's two properties
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cohesion and adhesion
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Cohesion
Definition
The water molecules stick to each other.
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Adhesion
Definition
The water molecules stick to other objects.
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Evaporation
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Process by which water molecules in liquid water escapes into the air as water vapor.
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In this process water molecules gain energy. Those near the surface have more room and are able to move faster.
These molecules break away from the surface and go in between the air molecules.
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evaporation
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Condensation
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Water vapor molecules lose energy, slow down and stick together.
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Saturation
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The air is so full of water vapor it cannot hold another molecule.
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If a molecule evaporates then a molecule has to condense to make room for the evaporating molecule.
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saturation
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the percentage of how much water vapor is in the air compared to how much water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature.
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Relative humidity
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humidty
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the actual amount of water vapor in the air
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An instrument used to measure relative humidity.
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sling psychrometer
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It has a wet thermometer bulb and a dry bulb. We compare the two to find the relative humidity.
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psychrometer
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The temperature at which water vapor in the air condenses to form condensation
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Dew point
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Dew
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Condensation on the ground, due to cooling overnight.
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condensation nuclei
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A surface for the water droplets to cling to forma cloud
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fog
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a really low cloud
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3 things needed to make a cloud
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1) water vapor
2) air cooled slightly below dew point.
3) a surface for the water droplets to cling to (condensation nuclei)
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The amount of water vapor in the air compared to how much water vapor the air can hold at a certain temperature.
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Relative humidity
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When the relative humidity is 100% what is the temperature?
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dew point
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rain starts as
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snow
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