Air must be cooled to the _____ in order for it to become saturated.

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When considering how air becomes saturated, the key concept to recall is the dew point. Saturation occurs when the air's relative humidity reaches 100%, which happens at the dew point temperature—the temperature at which air must be cooled for condensation to begin.
Option 1: 'dew point temperature' — This is the correct concept. Cooling air to its dew point allows water vapor to condense into liquid water, signaling saturation.
Option 2: 'minimum temperature' — While cooling affects humidity, there is no general rule that saturation occurs at the absolute minimum air temperature; saturation is specifically tied to reaching the dew point, not an arbitrary minimum.
Option 3: 'freezing point' — The freezing point is the temperature at which liquid water becomes solid ice. Saturation and condensation can occur well above freezing; saturation is not defined by freezing.
Option 4: 'wet-bulb temperature' — The wet-bulb temperature relates to evaporative cooling and psychrometric processes, but it is not the threshold at which air becomes saturated. It can be lower than the dew point under some conditions and does not directly define saturation.

11:670:101:01 INTRO TO METEOROLOGY Quiz 2

Air must be cooled to the _____ in order for it to become saturated.

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