Matching Pairs topic 7 weather part 3 atmospheric moistureOnline version match the term to the definition by Susan Brown 1 process by which liquid turns to gas 2 process by which ice changes to water vapor 3 process by which gas turns to liquid 4 process by which plants release water vapor 5 gaseous water in the atmosphere condensation sublimation transpiration evaporation water vapor 1 water vapor in the atmosphere 2 the ratio of absolute humidity to the amount of water vapor the air can hold; how the air feels 3 amount of water vapor per unit of air 4 temperature at which the air is filled with water vapor; cold air holds less than warm air 5 rate at which water is entering the gaseous state is equal to the rate at which water is leaving the gaseous state dew point dynamic equilibrium humidity absolute humidity relative humidity 1 tool to measure relative humidity 2 clouds at or just above the Earth's surface 3 falling liquid or solid water from clouds toward the surface of the Earth 4 ratio of the dry bulb temperature and the wet bulb temperature 5 fraction of the sky at a location that is covered with clouds relative humidity cloud cover psychrometer precipiation fog 1 tool to measure the amount of precipitation 2 how far you can see along the Earth's surface expressed in miles 3 a measure of how clear the sky is on a given night–determined by clouds, dust and haze 4 rain, drizzle, snow, freezing rain, and hail 5 causes an increase in arerosols 6 a suspension of particles or droplets in the air and includes airborne dusts, mists, fumes or smoke 7 increase in atmospheric transparency causes arerosols air pollutants rain guage increase in insolation reaching the earth atmospheric transparency visibility precipitation