Question

(c) Relative humidity is measured by

(i) Wet and Dry Bulb Thermometer
(ii) Rain gauge
(ii) Thermometer
(iv) Stevenson Screen​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Relative humidity is measured by Stevenson Screen, option iv.

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– What is humidity?

• Humidity can be defined as the amount of water vapour present in the air.

– What is relative humidity?

• Relative humidity can be defined as a ratio between the actual amount of water vapour present in the air and the maximum amount of water the air can hold at that temperature. It is always expressed as a percentage.

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Answer 2

(ɪᴠ) sᴛᴇᴠᴇɴsᴏɴ sᴄʀᴇᴇɴ

Explanation:

ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ʜᴜᴍɪᴅɪᴛʏ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴏɪsᴛᴜʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴏɪsᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴏʟᴅ. ғᴏʀ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ, ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ʜᴜᴍɪᴅɪᴛʏ ᴡᴀs 50%, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ ɪs ᴏɴʟʏ ʜᴀʟғ sᴀᴛᴜʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴍᴏɪsᴛᴜʀᴇ. ᴡᴀʀᴍᴇʀ ᴀɪʀ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴏɪsᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴄᴏʟᴅᴇʀ ᴀɪʀ.

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