Question

Meera's mom does not wash clothes on a rainy day as it takes longer to dry. This is because the rate of evaporation is to the humidity.

• A. directly proportional
• B. equal
• C. inversely proportional

Answer 1

The correct option is C inversely proportional

Clothes dry when water evaporates from them.
On a rainy day, there is a lot of water content (humidity) in air.
With more humidity, the water intake capacity of air decreases.
Thus, the rate of evaporation decreases and it takes longer for the clothes to dry out on a rainy day.
Hence, the rate of evaporation is inversely proportional to the humidity in the air.