Prelims · 3 Physical & World Geography · 3.5 Weather systems and world climates

3.5.1 Humidity and condensation: dew, frost, fog and types of clouds

Air holds an amount of water vapour that depends on its temperature; when moist air cools to its dew point, the vapour condenses on tiny nuclei or cold surfaces and appears as dew, frost, fog, mist or clouds.

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Key terms

  • water vapour
  • absolute humidity
  • relative humidity
  • specific humidity
  • dew point
  • saturation
  • latent heat
  • condensation nuclei
  • dew
  • frost
  • fog
  • mist
  • smog
  • cirrus
  • cumulus
  • stratus
  • nimbus
  • cumulonimbus
  • adiabatic lapse rate

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