Question

Which statement is true about air temperature and humidity

Answer 1

Complete Question:

Which statement is true about air temperature and humidity?

Group of answer choices.

a. the air temperature does not affect how much moisture the air can hold

b. hotter air holds less moisture than colder air.

c. hot air and cold air share the same amount of moist.

d. colder air holds less moisture than hotter air.

Answer:

d. colder air holds less moisture than hotter air

Explanation:

Weather can be defined as the atmospheric conditions of a particular area over a short period of time.

The elements of weather include precipitation, wind, temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, cloud, and wind speed.

Temperature can be defined as a measure of the degree of coldness or hotness of a physical object (body).

On the other hand, humidity refers to the concentration (amount) of water vapor that is present in the air. It is high when there's a lot of water vapor in the air and low when the level of water vapor is small.

Hence, the true statement about air temperature and humidity is that colder air holds less moisture than hotter air because as the air cools, its molecules move closer together while the molecules move farther apart as the air become hot.

Additionally, at constant humidity, relative humidity is inversely proportional to temperature i.e as the temperature decreases, relative humidity increases.