humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air ata given time.if the air at 75degrees holding the maximum amount of moisture it can,and the temperture suddenly drops to 60 degrees,what is likely to happen?

a)percipitation will be released in the form of hail
b)percipitation will be released in the form of rain
c)percipitation will be released in the form of snow
d)the humidity will remain unchanged
e)the relative humidty will decrease

Warmer air holds more humidity (moisture) than cooler air. Once the temp drops (but not as far as freezing temp), what do you think happens to all the moisture in the air?

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it will snow

It never snows unless the outside temperature is below 35 -- and usually below 30.

sow ould the answer be e?

To determine the likely outcome when the temperature drops from 75 degrees to 60 degrees, we need to understand the concept of relative humidity.

Relative humidity is a measure of the amount of moisture present in the air compared to the maximum amount of moisture it can hold at a given temperature. When the air is holding the maximum amount of moisture it can at a specific temperature, we say the air is saturated.

In this scenario, if the air at 75 degrees is already holding the maximum amount of moisture it can, and the temperature suddenly drops to 60 degrees, the relative humidity is likely to increase. This is because cooler air can hold less moisture than warmer air.

So, the correct answer is:

e) The relative humidity will decrease.

There will not be any form of precipitation (options a, b, and c) because precipitation occurs when air is too saturated to hold the moisture and cannot be accounted for with the given information. The humidity itself may remain unchanged (option d), but the relative humidity is expected to increase due to the significant temperature drop.