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What is the largest modern fish?

Among the fish now living in the oceans, the whale shark is unsurpassed in length and mass, reaching a length of 20 meters. Individuals of this size were not weighed (only observed), but for comparison, it can be indicated that specimens 12 meters long had a mass of 14 tons.

The whale shark is a peaceful sea giant. Slowly swimming in the water column, she collects plankton (small crustaceans, squids and fish trifles) with her huge mouth like a net, and, passing water through a fine sieve of her gill arches, filters out food.

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Moisture in the atmosphere causes clouds, fog, rain, snow, and warm, clear days. The atmosphere contains moisture in various forms: water vapor, liquid water, or frozen water. A hot, humid day differs from a hot, dry day only in the presence of water vapor in the atmosphere. The presence of water vapor in the atmosphere is called humidity. When we say "80% relative humidity" we mean that the air contains 80% of the amount of water vapor it can hold.

When air has 100 percent relative humidity, it contains as much water vapor as possible and is called saturated air. Warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air. An instrument used to measure the amount of water vapor in the air is called a hydrometer. The most accurate way is to compare dry and wet bulb readings. Two thermometers are mounted side by side on the same base. The surface of one is covered with a rough, wet cloth that can retain moisture. The surface of the second thermometer remains free and dry. Evaporation of water from an object cools it.

If the air contains a lot of water vapor, the moisture from the wet bulb evaporates slowly and it does not show a strong drop in temperature. If the air is dry, the moisture from the wet bulb evaporates quickly and the wet bulb reads a much lower temperature than the dry bulb.

Relative humidity can be determined by comparing two temperatures. There are other types of hydrometers that use the movement of air, chemicals, to measure the rise or fall in air humidity.

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