171. When a given amount of air is cooled

A. the amount of moisture it can hold decreases
B. its absolute humidity decreases
C. its relative humidity remains constant
D. its absolute humidity increases
✅ The correct answer is option A.
When a given amount of air is cooled the amount of moisture it can hold decreases. If you increase the temperature, however, the amount of water vapor the air can hold increases, so the relative humidity decreases.

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