Additional Precipitation Notes

1. Additional Precipitation Notes

2. Humidity vs. Relative Humidity Humidity is the actual amount of water in a sample of air. The three samples of air have the same humidity because they contain the same amount of water Relative humidity is how “full” the air is with water. The three sample of air have a different relative humidity because they are not the same amount “full” of water. Most full least full The three sample of air have the same relative humidity because they are same amount “full” of water These three samples of air have the same relative humidity because they are all about 50% full of water, even though they contain different amounts of water

3. Dew Formation 1. Air holds a certain amount of water 2. The sun warms the air, making it able to hold more water 4. When the sun goes down, the air cools and shrinks and cant hold much water, so it “drops” water onto the ground – forming dew 3. The sun’s energy makes water evaporate so the air picks up and holds more water

4. Cloud Formation

9. Types of precipitation and how they form

10. Rain

11. Sleet

12. Snow

13. Freezing Rain

14. Hail Formation