Suppose that surface air on the windward side of a mountain rises and descends o

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Suppose that surface air on the windward side of a mountain rises and descends on the leeward side. Recall from Chapter 4 that the dew-point temperature is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air. The relative humidity of the descending air ___ as the dew-point temperature of the descending air increases, due to the fact that relative humidity depends on ___, in addition to the dew point temperature and the amount of water vapor in the air. As air descends on the leeward side of the mountain, its temperature ___faster than the , ___thus the___ relative humidity . [dew-point temperature, increase, decrease, stays the same, pressure temperature,or adiabatic lapse rate]

Explanation / Answer

drops, dew-point temperature, increases, dew-point temperature

The relative humidity of the descending air drops as the dew-point temperature of the descending air increases, due to the fact that relative humidity depends on the relationship between the temperature and dew-point temperature in addition to the dew point temperature and the amount of water vapor in the air. As air descends on the leeward side of the mountain, its temperature increases faster than the , dew-point temperature thus the relative humidity .

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