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Clouds form when moisture condenses and moisture condenses when it is cooled. The air is cooler higher up.

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Q: Why fo clouds usually form high in the air instead of near earths surface?
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Why do clouds usually form high in the air instead near the earths surface?

Because there is more water vapor up in the sky.


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Clouds are in earth's atmosphere. Clouds form whem moisture in the air condenses, and usually conditions mnear the gcround are too warm for moisture to condense. Instead, clouds form at higher altitudes where it is cooler.


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Is fog a stratus cloud?

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What happens to water in order for precipitation to occur?

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