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Relative humidity is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapour to the saturation vapour pressure of water at the same temperature. Relative humidity depends on temperature and the pressure.
Very roughly speaking, it is a ratio of the amount of water vapour in the air compared to the total amount of water vapour that it possible for that air to contain.
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How do relative humidity and mixing ratio differ?
Relative humidity indicates how near the air is to saturation, while mixing ratio shows the actual quantity of water vapor in the air.
Which is the comparison of the amount of moisture in the air to the amount of moisture it can hold?
relative humidity
Amount of moisture in air compared to amount needed in saturation?
Relative humidity.
What term is given to the amount of moisture in the air?
The amount of moister in the air is called the relative humidity. It is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in an air water mixture to the saturated vapor pressure of water.
What weather factor is a hygrometer use for?
Hygrometers measure the relative humidity of the atmosphere. The relative humidity is the ratio between the present water vapor content of the air and the maximum amount of water vapor the air could hold at the same temperature. Cool air will not hold as much water vapor as warmer air. With the same amount of moisture in the air, an increase in temperature decreases the relative humidity, and if the temperature drops, relative humidity increases.
Relative humidity is the ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to?
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If temperature remains unchanged and mixing ratio decreases how will relative humidity change?
The relative humidity will decrease
The measure of water vapor saturation of air is called what?
The answer is actually called: The mixing ratio.
How do relative humidity and mixing ratio differ?
Relative humidity indicates how near the air is to saturation, while mixing ratio shows the actual quantity of water vapor in the air.
Relative humidity is a ratio of?
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Measure of humidity?
Relative humidity and is expressed as a percentage. Absolute humidity is expressed as a concentration - mg/L. Specific humidity is a ratio of masses - water to air in a finite volume.
If the specific humidity of air is 10 grams per kilogram and the capacity of the air is 50 grams per kilogram the relative humidity is?
Relative humidity is the ratio of specific humidity to the overall capacity. So in this case it is 10/50, or 20 percent.
What is the relative humidity of air filled to half its capacity?
Relative humidity becomes the ratio between the actual amount of water vapor present to the capacity that the air has at a particular moment. Just to be an optimist, if the glass is half-filled, the relative humidity is 50 percent. If the glass is three-quarters filled, the relative humidity is 75 percent.
Which is the comparison of the amount of moisture in the air to the amount of moisture it can hold?
relative humidity
What does it mean when humidity is 100 percent?
This is called relative humidity. It is the ratio between the actual humidity, and the humidity for saturated air - that is, the maximum amount of water air can hold. This saturation point is dependent on temperature.
The ratio of water vapor in a volume of air relative to how much water vapor that volume of air is capable of holding is called?
Relative humidity
What is the comfortable room humidity?
Humidity ratio or relative humidity id the ratio of the actual mass of water vapour that would saturate the air at the same temperature, the comfortable room humidity is 50%.
