Define the following terms : (a) Precipitation (b) Evaporation (c)

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.

Define the following terms : (a) Precipitation (b) Evaporation (c) Condensation (d) Humidity (e) Latent heat.

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(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.

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