Science Earth & Space Quiz 24

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Clouds usually form when moist air rises and undergoes

adiabatic cooling

fog that forms when a warm, humid breeze blows over a cold surface

advection fog

the most common type of high-level cloud

cirrus

Artificial cloud produced by an airplane

contrail

thunderstorm cloud

cumulonimbus

white, billowy clouds that resemble piles of cotton puffs

cumulus clouds

lens-shaped cloud

lenticular cloud

fog that forms when the ground cools at night while air is still moist

radiation

Thick brownish haze that results from complex molecules being released into the air by vehicles

smog

formed when a large body of warm, moist air rises gradually

stratus cloud


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