Lab#: 1

Date: December 10, 2020

Title: Temperature and Ventilation
Aim: To investigate the effect of temperature, humidity, and wind on evaporation rate for drying
time of materials

Introduction:
The speed water evaporates contributes directly to how much water vapour is in the air and
contributes indirectly to future precipitation. However, the rate of evaporation forms depends on
external variables such as temperature, humidity, and wind speed. Generally, when temperature
and humidity are constant, and wind speed increases, the rate of evaporation increases as well.
When temperature and wind speed are constant, but humidity increases, the rate of evaporation
will decrease. When wind speed and humidity stay constant, and temperature increases, then the
rate of evaporation will increase because warmer air can hold more water vapor than colder air.

Apparatus/Materials:
Hand towel, clothesline, two clothespins, internet access

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