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LATENT HEAT   The heat energy that is absorbed or released by a substance during a phase change  
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SUBLIMATION   The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas  
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DEW POINT   The temperature at which the condensation rate equals the evaporation rate  
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ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY   the mass of water vapor contained in a given volume of air  
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RELATIVE HUMIDITY   ratio of the actual water vapor content of the air to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation  
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CLOUD   collection of small water droplets or ice crystals in the air  
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CONDENSATION NUCLES   The suspended particles that provide the surfaces necessary for water vapor to condense  
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ADIABATIC COOLING   The process by which the temperature of a mass of air decreases as the air rises and expands  
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ADVECTIVE COOLING   process by which the temperature of an air mass decreases as the air mass moves over a cold surface, such as a cold ocean or land surface  
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STRATUS CLOUD   Clouds that have a flat, uniform base and that begin to form at very low altitudes  
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CUMULUS CLOUD   Low-altitude, billowy clouds that commonly have a top that resembles cotton balls and a dark bottom  
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CIRRUS CLOUD   Feathery clouds that are composed of ice crystals and that have the highest altitude of any cloud in the sky  
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FOG   result of the condensation of water vapor in the air  
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