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Water in the Atmosphere (Types of Clouds (Cumulus Clouds (Fluffy, rounded,…
Water in the Atmosphere
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How Clouds Form
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The Role of Cooling
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Dew point above freezing the water vapor forms water droplets and if the dew point is below freezing the water vapor forms ice crystals
The Role of Particles
For condensation to occur the water vapor molecules need a surface to accumulate on (window planes, salt particles, dust particles, grass)
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Types of Clouds
Stratus
Clouds that form in flat layers, cover large distances, gray color
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Fog
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If their is a dramatic decrease in temperature at night after a humid day and the ground cools the air right above it to the airs dew point and then the next day the heat of sun evaporate all that water at ground level
Cumulus Clouds
Fluffy, rounded, cumulus= heap or mass
Forms less than 2 km above the ground, but grow in height till the extend 18 km
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Cumulonimbus= thunderstorm clouds, nimbus= rain
Cirrus Clouds
Wispy, feathery, cirrus= curl of hair
Form above 6 km, where temperature is low
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