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Clouds

By Janice VanCleave

Clouds form when liquid water from rivers, ponds, oceans, lakes, swimming pools, etc. evaporate. Evaporate means to change from a liquid to a gas (at a temperature that is lower than the boiling point of water–212 degrees F or 100 degrees C).  Since water is usually a liquid, its generally called water vapor to indicate […]

Filed Under: meterology Tagged With: altitude, cirrus, cloud types, condense, cumulus, evaporate, nimbus, stratus

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