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| a collection of small water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air, which forms when the air is cooled and condensation occurs (pg. 166) |
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| a feathery cloud that is composed of ice crystals and that has the highest altitude of any cloud in the sky (169) |
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| a low-level, billowy cloud that commonly has a top that resembles cotton balls and a dark bottom (169) |
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| at constant pressure and water vapor content, the temperature at which the rate of condenstation equals the rate of evaporation (157, 167) |
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| a cloud that forms near the ground and results in a reduction of visibility (172) |
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| a gray cloud that has a flat, uniform base and that commonly forms at low altitudes (169) |
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