Condensation: Dew, Fog, Clouds

Focus topics

 
• Formation of Dew and Frost
• Condensation Nuclei
• Fog
• Clouds

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Key Terms

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Check for Comprehension
 

1.  Do you understand the formation of haze, dew, fog and frost?

2.  Do you understand the formation, function and types of condensation nuclei?

3.  Are you able to identify common clouds based on height, shape and ice/water content?

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Questions for Review

1. How can fog form when the air's relative humidity is less than 100 percent?

2.  Clouds are most generally classified by height. List the major height categories and the cloud types associated with each.

3.  Why are infrared images enhanced?

4.  Name two clouds that form above the troposphere?

5.  Why are advection fogs rare over tropical waters?

6.  Why are high clouds normally thin?

7.  Why is the fog that forms in industrial areas normally thick?

8.  Why does a broken layer of clouds near the horizion often appear as overcast?
 

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Quiz

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