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There is more water vapor present in the air when it is warmer because it is hotter and it causes more evaporating to occur and the liquid is turning into a gas.
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Which air temperature would be capable of holding more water vapor 64 or 85 degree air?
85...The warmer the temperature, the more water vapor it can hold.
Where does the water cycle get energy to keep going?
The water cycle get its energy in the form of heat. The sun heats water so that it turns into steam or vapor, and thus you have clouds. The higher the state (solid, liquid, or gas) of specific matter, the more potential energy it has. Anyway, the warmer the air, the more water vapor the air can hold. However, water vapor has more mass than the surrounding air. So if the air cools or the amount of water vapor in the air overwhelms gravity, you get rain. So to put it in other words, the sun is the source of energy for the water cycle.
Can hot air or cold air hold more water?
warm air hold more water vapor...unless it doesnt like sandwiches between its toes at 5 o'clock in the after noon
Why are warm water temperatures important for hurricane formation?
Hurricanes depend on warm ocean water to develop. The warmer water is the more water vapor it produces ad the more it warms the air directly above it. This warm, moist air is essentially the fuel of a hurricane. The warmer the water the stronger a hurricane is likely to become. If a hurricane moves over cold water it will weaken and die.
Why does water vapor concentration change more dramatically than any other gas?
The air receives water wapor by evaporation, and by circulation, and loses it to condensation and precipitation. The actual amount that the air can hold is determined by the temperature and pressure. The warmer the air, the more water vapor it can hold. (Conversely, the denser the air, the more water vapor it can hold, but denser air is usually also cooler air.)
How does temperature affect amount of vapor in the air?
The warmer the temperature, the more water vapor in the air. The colder the temperature, the less water vapor in the air.
Which air temperature would be capable of holding more water vapor 64 or 85 degree air?
85...The warmer the temperature, the more water vapor it can hold.
How does water vapor in the air effect the weather?
colder air doesn't collect as much water vapor
What happens when air gets warmer?
Warm air can hold more water vapor.
Air in a desert contains the most vapors at what temperature?
The warmer the temperature, the more water vapor the air can hold.
What is positive water vapor feedback?
Positive water vapor feedback is when CO2 is burned into the atmosphere, causing the temperatures to rise. Higher, warmer temps mean MORE water vapor. Water Vapor is also a gas that traps heat. The amount of water vapor feedback is important to climate science circles. -Learned from USA Today, 2004
How does air pressure affect how much water vapor air can hold?
Warmer air has higher saturation mixing ratios then cold air does. So therefore because of this 100% humidity in cold air is not 100% humidity in warmer air. The warmer the temperature, the more water vapor in the air. The colder the temperature, the less water vapor in the air.
Does the amount of water vapor that a volume of air can hold decrease as air temperature rises?
No. It increases. Warmer air can hold more water than colder air.
What is water vapor in clouds called?
This is known as the "humidity" of the air. Warmer air can hold more water than colder air.The percentage of water vapor in the air, compared to the maximum amount possible at that temperature, is called the relative humidity.Air that contains 100% of the possible water vapor is said to be saturated. In some cases, more water is added to the air, causing it to become supersaturated (relative humidity over 100%).
What does the amount of water vapor that air can hold depend on?
It depends on the amount of water vapor entering the air (evaporation) and leaving the air (condensation and precipitation). The maximum depends mainly on the temperature of the air. Pressure, which changes with temperature and altitude, is also a factor.
Why is there a greater concentration of water vapor in the atmosphere during the summer rather than the winter?
Evaporation is driven by heat. In warmer weather, more water will evaporate. In colder weather, more water will condense and return to a liquid phase.
Why do water droplets form on the mirror when water is heated?
When heat and moisture are introduced into a room (like when a hot shower runs in the bathroom), temperature and humidity (the air's water vapor content) increase. The mirror is colder and therefore so is the air right next to the mirror. With the temperature and humidity higher elsewhere in the room - and knowing there can be more water vapor in the air when the air is warmer - the cooling effect of the mirror causes the air right next to it to saturate (since more water vapor can be in the air when the air is warmer). The temperature in this small area drops to or below the dew point, and water begins to condense.
