Concept Quiz 3

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This quiz covers key concepts 5 and 6 from Chapter 4. Answer the questions by darkening in the circle next to the correct answer. When completed with the quiz, click on "submit answers for grading" at the bottom of the page.

This activity contains 6 questions.

	The dew point is the temperature at which liquid water becomes water vapor.

	True False

	Relative humidity is a measure of how near the air is to being saturated.

	True False

A simple hygrometer called a(n) _____ consists of two (2) identical thermometers mounted side-by-side, whereas a(n) _ can be read directly without using any tables.

hair hygrometer; sling psychrometerdry bulb; wet bulbsling psychrometer; hair hygrometerwet bulb; dry bulb

High dew-point temperatures equate with __ air, while low dew-point temperatures indicate air.

saturated; unsaturateddry; moistunsaturated; saturatedmoist; dry

	Because the dew-point temperature is a good measure of the water vapor in the air, it is also a measure of atmospheric moisture that is present on daily weather maps.

	True False

The relative humidity can be calculated by using a sling psychrometer and noting the difference between the and readings.

dry-bulb; wet-bulbtemperature; dew pointdry-bulb; dew pointdew point; humidity

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Concept Quiz 3

The dew point is the temperature at which liquid water becomes water vapor.

Relative humidity is a measure of how near the air is to being saturated.

A simple hygrometer called a(n) _____________________ consists of two (2) identical thermometers mounted side-by-side, whereas a(n) _________________ can be read directly without using any tables.

High dew-point temperatures equate with ____________ air, while low dew-point temperatures indicate __________ air.

Because the dew-point temperature is a good measure of the water vapor in the air, it is also a measure of atmospheric moisture that is present on daily weather maps.

The relative humidity can be calculated by using a sling psychrometer and noting the difference between the ____________________ and ____________________ readings.

A simple hygrometer called a(n) _____ consists of two (2) identical thermometers mounted side-by-side, whereas a(n) _ can be read directly without using any tables.

High dew-point temperatures equate with __ air, while low dew-point temperatures indicate air.

The relative humidity can be calculated by using a sling psychrometer and noting the difference between the and readings.