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Students wish to study the effect of elevation above sea level on air temperature and air pressure. Which instruments should they use to collect their data?
barometer - air pressure: anemometer - wind speed: psychrometer - relative humidity
4
decreases
slowly, due to water's high specific heat
80%
saturated air and equal dewpoint and air temperatures
thermometer and barometer
Brazil Current
Large oceans moderate the climatic temperatures of surrounding coastal land areas because the temperature of ocean water changes
barometer - air pressure: anemometer - wind speed: psychrometer - relative humidity
4
decreases
slowly, due to water's high specific heat
80%
saturated air and equal dewpoint and air temperatures
thermometer and barometer
Brazil Current
Which atmospheric conditions are necessary for condensation?
barometer - air pressure: anemometer - wind speed: psychrometer - relative humidity
4
decreases
slowly, due to water's high specific heat
80%
saturated air and equal dewpoint and air temperatures
thermometer and barometer
Brazil Current
When molecules of water evaporate into the air and replace the heavier molecules of oxygen and nitrogen, the density of the air generally
barometer - air pressure: anemometer - wind speed: psychrometer - relative humidity
4
decreases
slowly, due to water's high specific heat
80%
saturated air and equal dewpoint and air temperatures
thermometer and barometer
Brazil Current
What is the dewpoint when the dry-bulb temperature is 10 degrees C and the wet-bulb depression is 3 degrees C?
barometer - air pressure: anemometer - wind speed: psychrometer - relative humidity
4
decreases
slowly, due to water's high specific heat
80%
saturated air and equal dewpoint and air temperatures
thermometer and barometer
Brazil Current
Which ocean current transports warm water away from Earth's equatorial region?
barometer - air pressure: anemometer - wind speed: psychrometer - relative humidity
4
decreases
slowly, due to water's high specific heat
80%
saturated air and equal dewpoint and air temperatures
thermometer and barometer
Brazil Current
Which list correctly matches each instrument with the weather variable it measures?
barometer - air pressure: anemometer - wind speed: psychrometer - relative humidity
4
decreases
slowly, due to water's high specific heat
80%
saturated air and equal dewpoint and air temperatures
thermometer and barometer
Brazil Current
What is the relative humidity when the dry-bulb temperature is 16 degrees C and the wet-bulb temperature is 14 degrees C?
barometer - air pressure: anemometer - wind speed: psychrometer - relative humidity
4
decreases
slowly, due to water's high specific heat
80%
saturated air and equal dewpoint and air temperatures
thermometer and barometer
Brazil Current
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