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Heat & Water vapor
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Latent Heat | The heat energy that is absorbed or released by a substance during a phase change |
| Sublimation | solid changes directly into a gas |
| Dew Point | The temperature at which the condensation rate equals the evaporation rate |
| Cloud | a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals in the air |
| Condensation Nucleus | The suspended particles that provide the surfaces necessary for water vapor to condense |
| Adiabitic cooling | The process by which the temperature of a mass of air decreases as the air rises and expands |
| Advective Cooling | Another cooling process that is associated with cloud formation |
| Stratus Cloud | Clouds that have a flat, uniform base and that begin to form at very low altitudes are called |
| Cumulus Cloud | billowy clouds that commonly have a top that resembles cotton balls and a dark bottom |
| Cirrus Cloud | Feathery clouds that are composed of ice crystals and that have the highest altitude of any cloud in the sky |
| Fog | the result of the condensation of water vapor in the air |