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Question: Why can’t relative humidity be
greater than 100%? What would happen instead?
Answer: … … …
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1.
Identify which of the
following processes is not a
step in the water cycle.
a. evaporation
b. condensation
c. photosynthesis
d. precipitation
1. C, photosynthesis, is not a
step in the water cycle.
3. Distinguish between humidity and relative humidity.
3. Humidity is the quantity of water vapor (moisture) in the air, while relative
humidity is the quantity of water vapor in the air compared with the
maximum quantity of water vapor that can be present at a given
temperature.
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6. Predict which of the following would be a more humid area: the Sahara
Desert on a cold night or the Texas coast on a warm day.
6. The Texas coast on a warm day would be more humid because along the
coastline there is water that can evaporate into the air and the temperature is
higher, unlike in the Sahara Desert at night.
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