### condition | wetness:

Moisture
* More moisture rises into the air as thunderstorm activity increases.
* Most moisture brings precipitation.
* Most moisture causes condensation
  - fluctuations
  - creates humidity
  - depends on precipitation
* Most moisture encourages fungal growth
  - exists in atmospheres
* Most moisture falls as snow
  - winter snow, and winter temperatures are often cold
* Most moisture has high humidity
  - relative humidity
* Most moisture increases disease severity
  - is taken up from the top foot of soil
  - raises humidity
  - stimulates mold growth
* Refers to the amount of moisture in a sheet of paper.
* Some moisture affects development
  - grasshopper outbreaks
  - health
  - potato
* Some moisture causes death
  - germination
* Some moisture contributes to daily intake
  - water intake
  - decreases growth
  - enhances germination
* Some moisture is captured in the foliage of trees and shrubs
  - lost by evaporation from the soil surface and intercepting plant materials
  - needed for chemical activation
  - squeezed out of the air, falling to the ground or condensing on cold surfaces
  - leads to corrosion
  - needs to be present for plant uptake of soil nitrates
* Some moisture promotes growth
  - succulent growth
* absorbs excimer laser energy and results in less corneal ablation
  - outgoing radiation and re-radiates it back to the surface
* acts as a heat sink and interferes with the preheating of adjacent unburnt fuels.
* adds elasticity to the hair and helps reduce the possibility of breakage.
* affects levels
  - release of spores in an air flow
* allows bacteria to the sterile area causing contamination
  - the growth of microorganisms which can destroy or alter evidence
* also affects mosquito survival
  - permeability
  - carries dissolved radon indoors
  - causes hay to spoil
  - enhan-ces the thermal contact between the solid grains of a porous material
  - evaporates into the air as it is heated
  - has a significant effect on chinch bug populations
  - influences the following species
  - keeps the gametophytes of seedless plants from drying out
* also plays an important role in disease development
  - larval development
* appears to be the limiting factor in determining habitat.
* attracts pests so dry or throw out wet rags and other damp materials.
* blocks Moisture blocks also show soil moisture.
* breaks down the rock, gradually opening pits and cracks.
* breeding ground for dust mites and mold.
* builds up faster and to higher levels from insects than from grain respiration alone
  - in the air and condenses wherever the surfaces are cold
  - when it has placed in and out of cold and warm environments
* can affect the modulus of some materials, such as nylon.
* can also accelerate the degradation of Nitroglycerin products
  - cause shrinkage in the canvas or cracks in the surface, called crazing
  - be in the form of normal humidity, rain, dew, condensation, etc
  - build up in bathrooms and cause mildew
* can cause medications to lose their strength
  - mold and speed up the seed's biological processes
* can cause mold to grow faster
  - in a tent while it's packed away
  - or worsen diaper rash
  - the gelatin capsule caps to stick
  - change flower color as well
  - come from water leaks, flooding, high relative humidity, and condensation
  - damage metal causing rusting and corrosion
  - destroy the value of any thermal insulation, and cause rapid external corrosion
  - directly destroy paper and fabric, or cause it to mildew and deteriorate over time
  - even accelerate the out-gassing of some harmful chemicals
  - make horses susceptible to pneumonia and other respiratory diseases
* caught under artificial nails also can encourage fungus growth.
* causes chemical reactions that disintegrate the wool fibers
  - dampness
  - doors and windows to swell and stick
  - dry rot and fungus growth and increases the potential for termite infestation
  - mildew to grow indoors and outdoors
  - mold to thrive
* causes the lignins in the wood pulp to produce acids that weaken the paper's structure
  - unused chlorine to swell, clump and generally become useless
* chemically reacts with aluminum or other metallic pigments, causing hydrogen gas to form.
* clots the pollen from becoming airborne and washes off other pollutants.
* condenses at the constant rate l units of mass per unit time on a falling raindrop.
* conducts heat - in both directions.
* contributes to clouds
  - rain clouds
* cooks out before fat melts away.
* creates conditions
  - mold and mildew, which contributes to poor indoor air quality
* critical factor in composting.
* enables the roots to absorb soil substances in liquid solution.
* encourages biological allergens like mold and mildew
  - mold growth and dust mite activity
  - the growth of yeast
* enhancing glycerin natural byproduct of the soap making process.
* entering the home from ice dams can lead to the growth of mold and mildew.
* evaporates much more quickly out of tilled, uncovered ground.
* freezing in surface cracks causes expansion, creating exfoliation.
* has almost no effect on physical properties of fabric.
* helps fines adhere to each other and to aggregates, allowing for optimum compaction
  - thin mucus so it can be coughed up more easily
  - height growth
  - oxidation by forming hydrates
  - the rate of heat loss by conduction and evaporation, wind by convection
* is almost totally absent and few oases exist.
* is also a potential cause of insulation failure
  - problem at the base of sign poles
  - an essential for microbial activity
* is also an important factor governing slug distribution and activity
  - of concern in horse manure
  - very harmful to the system
  - among the most critical factors influencing disease development
* is an important aspects of composting
  - consideration in shady gardens
  - element in the composting process
  - factor in disease spread and severity
  - property of coal, as all coals are mined wet
* is another key element for the growth of microorganisms
  - source of variability
  - available to plants most of the growing season
  - brought in from the Atlantic by southeasterly winds
  - carried by air masses in our atmosphere
  - caused by the extraction of water by the salt
* is critical for germinating seeds
  - grain formation
* is critical to break down a seed s shell and promote growth
  - the spread of most plant diseases
  - their survival
  - crucial for development and survival
  - derived primarily from fog
* is essential for decomposition of the acorn shell
  - infection
  - life and the microorganisms that break down plant wastes are no exception
  - optimal microbial action
  - the lime-soil reaction to occur
* is essential to all life and the tiny seeds are no exception
  - the growth of black mold, and when it is wet it is shiny in appearance
  - everything
  - held in suspension in the warmed air
* is important for the survival of hermit crabs
  - in several regards
  - to all worms, because the body of a worm is largely composed of water
  - infused deep into skin to smooth , soothe and nourish even in the driest of skin
* is located in air
  - mouths
  - windowsills
  - locked in the soil itself
* is lost during roasting and carbon dioxide is formed
  - from the soil only by evaporation due to temperature effects
* is lost through the leaves of evergreen plants, desiccating the tissue
  - sweat glands
  - measured by drawing a sample of gas from pores of the pile or windrow
* is necessary for germination
  - most bacteria to grow
  - the bulbs to take root before winter
  - to activate all soil insecticides
  - needed for bacterial decomposition
* is needed to form clouds and precipitation
  - prevent dehydration and to promote healing
  - normal for a healthy female vagina, and so reasonable amount of vaginal discharge
  - obtained directly from human waste
* is one of the biggest enemies of wool
  - four elements needed for growth
  - prime causes of pest infestations
  - present in intake air as humidity
  - related to the electrical conductivity, which increases with increasing moisture levels
* is removed as the air flows upward through the medium
  - by both evaporation and infiltration
* is removed from cheeses that are hard
  - humid air by mountains, which force air to rise
  - naturally from the compost medium
* is required for precipitation to develop
  - spore production, spore dissemination, and infection
  - the microorganisms to grow
* is required to activate in soil
  - grow grasses, bushes, roots and tubers
  - slow to soak through a leaf pile and is essential for decomposition
  - something that contaminates red glaze in the firing
  - stored in the spongy stem or root systems of the cactus during rainfall
* is the amount of water in the feed
  - biggest instigator of disease being able to spread
* is the enemy of dried foods
  - melting chocolate - it can cause the mixture to stiffen
  - key to younger looking skin
* is the limiting factor for winter wheat, barley, hay crops, and pastures
  - wheat, rangeland, and pastures
  - liquid medium that protects, nurtures and lubricates tissue
* is the liquid that fuels our tissues
  - protects feeds and lubricates our tissues
* is the main cause of rust
  - reason for spoilage of grains in storage
  - maximum amount of water in the food
* is the most critical factor in composting
  - the survival of trees and shrubs in the intermountain area
  - important variable to consider when manure is spread by the ton
  - primary cause for adhesion failure
  - water content of the feed
* is transported around the globe until it returns to the surface as precipitation
  - from the regions of positive forcing toward regions of negative forcing
  - trapped in the vaginal area allowing yeast to grow
  - usually the limiting factor in production for at least part of the growing season
* is very important for the composting process
  - to the new plant
* is vital to conduct the gentle current necessary to remove hair
  - make vine crops grow
  - what makes the skin look and feel young
* laying on steel in storage is the cause of white rust.
* leads to problems.
* leaves wood from the outside first and then the inside.
* major problem to shellac disks.
* makes an area much more attractive to snails and slugs.
* means corrosion and rust.
* natural enemy of the electrical actuators, vision systems and computer equipment
  - part of our lives
* naturally brings in chemicals from inside the concrete, which attack the paints.
* necessary ingredient for the production of clouds and precipitation
  - lubricant of the vocal folds
* needs for growth
* plays an important role in calcium uptake in the plant.
* problem with wood.
* provides conditions
  - ideal conditions
  - necessary conditions
* readily conducts electricity.
* restricts mature plant vigor and can cause mortality, especially of young plants.
* retained by mulch can cause the bark to rot, girdling and killing the tree.
* rises from the Pacific, climbs the Sierras and gains altitude when it hits the jet stream.
* speeds decomposition.
* spreads bacteria, which causes spoilage.
* starts sitting on the leaves and bark, and fungus and bacteria take hold.
* stimulates growth
* streams northward from the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
* tends to be unpredictable and occurring in brief intervals from year to year
  - collect and bead, limiting visibility in wet weather
  - drain from hydrophobic membranes and collect in a sump
  - make the bait's attractant oils rancid and less appealing to foraging ants
* then provides the proper environment for wood-destroying fungus to thrive.
* therefore migrates to the surface where it evaporates to the surrounding air.
* thins mucus and allows it to drain better.
* trajectories associated with heavy rainfall in the Appalachian region of the United States.
* usually causes spore germination and decreases the activity of the preparation.
* very important factor in the molting process.
* wants to move from areas of high vapor pressure to areas of low vapor pressure.
* working in darkness and a vacuum can create botulism which is deadly.