SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

ATMOSPHERIC BASIC PROPERTIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why do you feel humidity more in the summer than in the winter?
A
Because you are outside more
B
Because there are less clouds
C
Because warm air holds more moisture than cool air
D
Because the effects of gravity are more in the summer
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The air retains more water vapour when it is warmer outdoors, and it does not retain as much water vapour when it is cooler outside. This is why the summer months are so hot and humid, while the winter months are so cold and dry. The capacity of air to hold moisture is determined by its temperature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Warm air can possess more water vapor (moisture) than cold air, so with the same amount of absolute/specific humidity, air will have a HIGHER relative humidity if the air is cooler, and a LOWER relative humidity if the air is warmer.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the weather is warmer, the air holds more moisture; logically, it can hold less moisture when it’s colder. So that means there’s a higher relative humidity in summer and lower relative humidity in colder weather.

Detailed explanation-4: -The reason is temperature. Warmer temperatures can hold more moisture than colder temperatures. Thus. it is temperature that makes all the difference; cold winter air, even when saturated, contains far less moisture than warm summer air.

Detailed explanation-5: -If the humidity levels are extremely high, the moisture can saturate your clothing. This leaves chilled water molecules against your skin and makes a cold environment feel even chillier. High humidity and cold weather will leave you feeling colder than if humidity levels were low.

Detailed explanation-6: -When air is warm, the molecules have more energy and they move about creating space for more water vapor molecules to fill in. This is the reason that warm air contains more water molecules than cool air.

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