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large surface area of sea enhances evaporation leading to more moist air
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Why do air over the sea moist?
The air over the sea is moist because the sea water is constantly evaporating. This creates a dense sea fog or sea mist.
Why air over the sea is moist why?
Evaporation of water from the surface of the sea lifts up into the air above it.
Air over the sea is moist?
The sea serves as an endless supply of liquid water that evaporates and increases the humidity in the air just above it. In contrast, if you have a dry air mass in the middle of, say, Asia, there is no ready source of water that might evaporate and moisten the air.
When a hurricane is forming over the Caribbean Sea what will the fuel be?
The fuel will be the same no matter what ocean or sea the hurricane is over: warm moist air with the moisture provided by warm ocean water.
Where do moist air masses form over?
Moist air masses usually form over warm tropical oceans.
How are the sea breeze different from the moist air?
The sea breeze contains salt water that gets picked up by the wind, moist air is just concentrated air with water vapor and is not salt water.
What physical feature forces moist air from the Arabian Sea to condense?
western ghats
Warm moist air meets cold dry air over land?
Tornado
What happens to the relative humidity of moist air as the air travels over the cascade range?
Decreases
What is moist wind?
Moist wind is moving air that is carrying a lot of water. Moist wind often blows in from over the ocean or very large lakes.
What type of air mass effects California the most cool moist air or warm moist air?
cool moist air
Which of the following air results when warm moist meets cold dry air over land?
Tornado
