• Question: What causes condensation on window seals ?

    Asked by Resh@science to Chris, Hayley, Jimi on 17 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Jimi Wills

      Jimi Wills answered on 17 Mar 2016:

      Air can contain water vapour. The warmer the air, the more water vapour it contains.
      So the warm air in your house has water vapour (from you and your cooking, etc). But when it hits the cold window, the air cools and cannot hold the water vapour any more, so it dumps it on the window.

    • Photo: Hayley Moulding

      Hayley Moulding answered on 17 Mar 2016:

      When something real hot, means a really cold window, lots of little drops of water can form. When I cook, it heats the air and the hot air reaches the cold window. The hot air cools and this means there is water droplets forming.

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