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Q.Explain the formation of clouds at high altitude.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Warm moist air rising to lower pressure expands adiabatically and cools; when it cools below the dew point the water vapour condenses into droplets, forming clouds.
As a parcel of warm, moist air rises, the surrounding atmospheric pressure drops, so the air expands. The expansion is rapid and essentially adiabatic (little heat is exchanged with the surroundings), so the air cools. When it cools below its dew point the water vapour it carries can no longer remain as vapour and condenses onto tiny particles, forming the water droplets we see as cloud …
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