Here's a breakdown:
* Water vapor: Water in its gaseous state, invisible to the naked eye.
* Condensation: The process where water vapor in the air cools down and changes into liquid water.
How it happens:
1. Cooling: Water vapor in the air needs to cool down. This can happen when:
* Air rises and expands, causing it to cool.
* Air comes into contact with a cooler surface, such as a cold window pane.
2. Saturation: As the air cools, the water vapor molecules slow down. This makes it harder for them to stay in the gaseous state.
3. Condensation: When the air becomes saturated with water vapor, any further cooling causes the water molecules to clump together and form liquid water droplets.
Examples of Condensation:
* Dew: Forms when the ground cools down at night, causing condensation on the surface.
* Fog: Forms when air near the ground cools, causing condensation to form a dense cloud.
* Clouds: Form when air rises and cools, causing condensation to form water droplets or ice crystals.
* Rain: Forms when water droplets in clouds grow large enough to fall to the ground.
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