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  • Condensation: Understanding How Water Vapor Turns into Liquid Water
    When water vapor condenses, it forms liquid water.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Water vapor is the gaseous form of water. It's invisible and exists in the air around us.

    * Condensation occurs when water vapor cools down. As it cools, the water molecules slow down and lose energy.

    * Liquid water forms when the water molecules lose enough energy to bond together, creating visible droplets or a larger body of water.

    This process happens in various ways, leading to different outcomes:

    * Clouds: Water vapor condenses around tiny particles in the air, forming clouds.

    * Dew: When the ground cools down at night, water vapor in the air condenses on cool surfaces, forming dew.

    * Fog: Similar to clouds, fog forms when water vapor condenses near the ground.

    * Rain: When water droplets in clouds become heavy enough, they fall as rain.

    So, condensation is the key process that transforms invisible water vapor into the liquid water we see around us!

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