REVIEW QUESTIONS FOR CH6- CONDENSATION: DEW, FOG, AND CLOUDS


  1. What conditions are necessary for dew and frost formation?
  2. What are condensation nuclei?
  3. What types of haze commonly form and what are their characteristics?
  4. What is fog and how is it defined?
  5. What are the different types of fog and how are they formed? What meteorological conditions promote their formation?
  6. Why can you see your breath on cold mornings?
  7. Where are the foggiest areas around the US?
  8. Clouds:
  9. How is the amount of cloudiness classified based on ground observations?
  10. What are the two different types of satellites?

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