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Latent heat is an important form of atmospheric energy. Latent heat is a property of water vapor in the atmosphere and when water vapor condenses it releases latent heat. Latent heat must be supplied to evaporate liquid water and this heat affects the behavior of the weather.
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∙ 13y agolatent heat is heat used or released in changing state. important because it is why sweating cools us. the latent heat of the evaporation cools our skin as the sweat evaporates
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How does heat transfer help to setup a hurricane?
Evaporation from warm ocean water transfers latent heat from the ocean into the atmosphere, and this is released when the moisture rises and condenses out into clouds and precipitation.
What process releases the latent heat of water vapor to make the air warmer?
1. Process that release "Latent Heat" : a. Freezing, b. Condensation, - (Greatest amount of released Latent Heat.) c. Deposition. 2. Process that absorbs "Latent Heat" : a. Melting, b. Evaporation, - (Greatest amount of absorbed Latent Heat.) c. sublimation.
What is released as sensible heat during the formation of clouds?
Latent heat.
What role does heat play in a tornado?
Latent heat is thermal energy that cannot be detected by temperature difference. In earth's atmosphere much of the latent heat is held by water vapor. In other words: warm, moist air holds a large amount of energy in the form of latent heat. It is this energy, released by the condensation of water vapor, that powers thunderstorms. Thunderstorms are what produce tornadoes.
What is the least important mechanism of heat transfer in the whole atmosphere?
Conduction
What is the heat stored in the atmosphere as a result of evaporation?
Latent
How latent heat is an important source of atmospheric energy?
In the atmosphere latent heat is a property of water vapour. When water vapour condenses it releases latent heat, and latent heat must be supplied to evaporate liquid water. This heat affects the behaviour of the weather. Similar effects occur in the change from liquid water to ice and vice versa.
What is heat called that is stored in the atmosphere as a result of evaporation?
the answer is latent Latent heat is correct, but specifically the latent heat of evaporation of (whatever is evaporated, in this case water) water. When the evaporated water condenses, it releases this latent heat as it precipitates, which is why it tends to feel warmer during rainstorms (unless the water is running down your neck in which case it feels horrible).
Can latent heat be zero?
No, latent heat can never be zero.Because latent heat is the hidden heat so there has to be heat more than zero.
6 different heat transfers?
# Coduction # Radiation # Convention # Latent heat # Heat pipes # I learned that convection currents transfer heat throughout the troposphere. (part of the atmosphere)
Heat that causes a substance to change form is called?
latent heat :)
When trees transpire releasing gaseous water into the atmosphere they can absorb heat from their environment and cool it down. What property of water is responsible for this activity?
Latent heat of vaporization.
Why is latent heat of vapourisation higher than latent heat of fusion?
latent heat of vapourisation is the heat energy required to change 1 kg of a liquid to gas at atmospheric pressure at its boiling point where latent heat of fusion is the amount of heat energy required to change 1 kg of solid to liquid at its melting point so that is why latent heat of vapourisation higher than latent heat of fusion.
What is the heat that is released when water condenses and changes to liquid form?
The latent heat of vaporisation.
What is laten heat?
what is latent heat
What do you call heat that is added or removed from a substance but does not change the state of the substance sensible heat latent heat super heat or radiation heat?
Latent Heat.
What is latent heat evaporation?
Latent heat of evaporation of water to steam is 2270 KJ/Kg
