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| Measure of the amount of water vapor in the air. |
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| the percentage of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount the air could hold. |
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| Water vapor becoming liquid water |
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| The temperature at which condensation begins |
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| Water that condenses from the air onto a cold surface |
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| ice that has been deposited directly from the air onto a cold surface. |
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| The downwind side of the mountain |
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| the side of a mountain or hill that wind pushes air up on |
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| Towering clouds with flat tops that often produce thunderstorms |
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| Clouds that look like fluffy cotton, means heap or mass. 2 km up to 18 km above the ground |
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| Clouds form in flat layers,means “spread out", covers all or most of the sky. |
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| Wispy, feathery clouds,only forms at high levels. |
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| Clouds that form at or near the ground. |
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