Update

Muft Shiksha™ एक 100% Free Education Portal है 🇮🇳, जिसका उद्देश्य Class 9–12 के हर विद्यार्थी तक High-Quality Education को पूरी तरह मुफ्त पहुँचाना है। 🇮🇳 हम मानते हैं कि अच्छी शिक्षा किसी student की आर्थिक स्थिति पर निर्भर नहीं होनी चाहिए। 🇮🇳 हर विद्यार्थी को वही Quality Study Material, MCQs, Quizzes, Exam Preparation, Concept-Based Learning और Bilingual Support मिलना चाहिए, जो आमतौर पर महंगी Coaching या Premium Platforms में मिलता है। Muft Shiksha™ 🇮🇳 इसी सोच के साथ बनाया गया है

Subjects
0 reads0 ratings0 helpful

What change may people feel when humidity is high?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: Heat may feel more sticky

Humidity is the amount of water vapour present in the air. When humidity is high, the air already contains a great deal of moisture, so sweat evaporates more slowly from the skin. Because evaporation helps remove heat from the body, slower evaporation can make a warm day feel sticky, muggy, and more uncomfortable. The actual air temperature has not necessarily increased; the body simply loses heat less efficiently. Humidity can also vary with temperature, but high humidity does not make every weather condition produce the same sensation.

Option A is correct because high humidity may make heat feel more sticky and oppressive. Option B is false because cold does not always turn into ice, and humidity alone cannot guarantee that. Option C is false because air does not disappear when it is humid. Option D is false because humid air can be associated with clouds and rainfall rather than making rain impossible. The key link is humidity, slow sweat evaporation, and reduced comfort.

Related tags

GeographyClimateHumidity

Was this question useful?

No ratings yetWrite a review / Rate this question

Student Reviews

No published reviews yet.

Add Muft Shiksha to your Home Screen

In Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen.