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- When warmed by the sun, water on the surface of oceans and freshwater bodies evaporates, forming a vapor. Water vapor rises into the atmosphere, where it condenses, forming clouds. It then falls back to the ground as precipitation. Moisture can also enter the atmosphere directly from ice or snow.
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May 24, 2024 · Here we'll look at water in its various forms, as a gas, liquid, and solid. We'll investigate how it moves through and the vital role it plays in the Earth system. You will become familiar with the geographic distribution of precipitation and its impact on the environment.
- 7.4.1: Fog
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- Precipitation Process
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- 7.4.2: Clouds
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- 7.2.2: Transpiration
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- 7.2.1: Evaporation
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- Future Geographies
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- 7.2.3: Humidity
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- Phases of Water
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- 7.4.1: Fog
Jun 8, 2019 · The atmosphere is the superhighway in the sky that moves water everywhere over the Earth. Water at the Earth's surface evaporates into water vapor, then rises up into the sky to become part of a cloud which will float off with the winds, eventually releasing water back to Earth as precipitation.
Apr 29, 2024 · Vocabulary. Water is one of the key ingredients to life on Earth. About 75 percent of our planet is covered by water or ice. The water cycle is the endless process that connects all of that water. It joins Earth’s oceans, land, and atmosphere.
Oct 19, 2023 · An air mass is a large volume of air in the atmosphere that is mostly uniform in temperature and moisture. Air masses can extend thousands of kilometers in any direction, and can reach from ground level to the stratosphere—16 kilometers (10 miles) into the atmosphere.
- Humidity on Earth
- How Do We Measure Humidity?
- What Role Does Water Vapour Play in The Water Cycle?
- How Does Humidity Affect Our Physical and Mental Health?
- Humidity on The International Space Station
Most of the air around you has water in it. But the water is invisible. So how do we know it is there? We can feel it! Humidity is a measurement of how much water vapouris in the air. Water vapour is water in its gas state. We can see the water in its solid state (ice) and its liquid state. But we cannot see water vapour. There is always water vapo...
People measure humidity with a device called a hygrometer (high-grow-meter). The most common measurement of humidity is called relative humidity (RH). Relative humidity is a comparison of two numbers. The first number is how much water vapor the air can hold at the current temperature. The second number is the amount of water vapor in the air. This...
Water vapour plays a big role in the water cycle. There are three important parts of the water cycle: 1. Condensation 2. Precipitation 3. Evaporation Condensation is when water vapour in the air changes to liquid water. If you look outside the window, you might see an example of condensation. Can you guess what it is? If you said a cloud, you’re ri...
Many people are very sensitive to humidity. We sweat to keep our bodies from overheating. When we sweat, water from the sweat evaporates from our skin. As it evaporates, the water transfers heataway from our skin. The result? Our skin feels cooler. When the relative humidity is high, we can get overheated very easily. That is because less water eva...
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large spacecraft that orbits the Earth. It is closed ecological system. It’s a little bit like a terrarium. It does not naturally exchange any solids, liquids or gases with anything outside of itself. Any new matter is brought in by the astronauts. Closed ecological systems are very useful for scientists. ...
Jun 5, 2023 · An air mass is a large body of air with generally uniform temperature and humidity. The area over which an air mass originates is what provides its characteristics. The longer the air mass stays over its source region, the more likely it will acquire the properties of the surface below.
Water is the only substance that naturally exists in three states on Earth – solid, liquid, and gas. Over 96% of total global water is in the ocean, so let’s start there. Energy from the sun causes water on the surface to evaporate into water vapor – a gas.
