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ICSE Solutions for Class 9 Geography - Humidity

ICSE Solutions for Class 9 Geography – Humidity ICSE Solutions for Class 9 Geography – Humidity Exercises I. Short Answer Questions. Question 1. Define the following terms : (a) Precipitation (b) Evaporation (c) Condensation (d) Humidity (e) Latent heat. Answer: (a) Precipitation — It is process by which condensation in different forms falling on the ground e.g. rainfall, snowfall, drizzle, sleet and hail etc. (b) Evaporation — It is the process of converting water into water droplets and vapour. (c) Condensation — It is the process of converting the water- droplets into water. (d) Humidity — It is the amount of moisture present in the atmospheric air. (e) Latent heat — It is the unseen heat absorbed by the atmospheric air to form vapour after reaching boiling point of 100°C of water. Question 2. What determines the amount of water vapour in the air? Answer: The amount of water vapour or humidity is dependent on the temperature conditions, because t...