Question

One summer afternoon the humidity in Ocala, Florida was 80% and rising. What is humidity?

A. air pressure
B. weight of water vapor in the air
C. amount of water vapor in the air
D. temperature at which water evaporates from the air

Answer 1

C).

Step-by-step explanation:

Humidity is water vapor in the air.

humidity

[(h)yoooˈmidade]

NOUN

the state or quality of being humid.

a quantity representing the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas.

"the temperature is seventy-seven, the humidity in the low thirties"

atmospheric moisture.

"the humidity should be supplied by regularly spraying the leaves"

synonyms:

mugginess · humidness · closeness · sultriness · stickiness · steaminess · airlessness · stuffiness · clamminess · dampness · damp · dankness · moisture · moistness · wetness · mistiness

Answer 2

C. the amount of water vapor in the air

Step-by-step explanation:

Humidity is the concentration of water vapor in the air. The relative humidity is expressed as the percentage of water vapor that is in the air compared to the amount that the atmosphere can hold at that same temperature. This means that at 100% humidity it will begin to rain because the humidity is at 100% of what the atmosphere can hold. So, water vapor must fall to the ground. Humidity is usually higher in hotter places because water evaporates into water vapor faster.