Reading: What are Clouds?

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What is the process called when a gas is cooled and turns directly into a solid?

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Deposition

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What is cloud seeding used for?

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To increase the amount of clouds and precipitation.

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What must happen for a cloud to start forming?

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Water has to turn from a gas to a liquid or solid.

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What are solid surfaces in the air that water vapor can condense onto?

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Dust, ash, pollutants, and pollen.

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True or False: Scientists agree that cloud seeding is highly effective in increasing cloud formation.

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False.

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What is condensation in the context of clouds?

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The process where water vapor cools and changes into liquid water droplets.

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What are clouds primarily made of?

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Tiny water droplets or ice crystals.

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What role do temperature and pressure play in cloud formation?

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They affect the ability of air to hold moisture, leading to condensation.

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What is evaporation?

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The process where liquid water turns into water vapor (gas).

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What is precipitation?

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Any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from clouds to the ground.