GPHY 102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Heat Capacity, Dew Point, Humidity

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GPHY 102
• Professor: Paul M Treitz

Document Summary

Oceans act as a reservoir for heat distribuion and storage reservoir for dissolved compounds. Makes up the hydrosphere (no mater the form) Actual amount of water vapour in the air (g/kg) Warm air holds more water than cold air (the aric has no moisture, it is a semi dessert region) Close relaionship with temperature (increase as temperature increases) When temp = dew point it rains. Amount of water relative to the amount of air. In cyclical terms it is almost opposite to temperature. Heaing and cooling that results from change in pressure. Dry rate: rate at which dry air cools as it rises and expands condensaion does not occur. At a ixed rate of 10 c /100 m. Saturated/wet rate: rate that rising air cools when condensaion is occur. Once it hits the dew point begins to cool at a slower rate due to loss of latent heat. Made up of small water droplets/ice paricles suspended in the air.