Explain the six steps involved in cloud formation.

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Cloud formation is a very important phenomenon. Clouds are responsible for rainfall and regulation of temperatures between the day and the night. They are formed as a result of the saturation of air as a result of being cooled to the dew point. It is also formed when the air collects sufficient moisture. Vertical movement of air is caused by differences in temperature between the air on the ground and the one above it. As the temperature of the earth rises, the air becomes lighter, its temperature drops and thus is forced upwards by cooler and denser air above it. As the air is forced upwards, it reaches regions of low temperatures that allow the air to reach dew point cause saturation and develop into clouds. When such air contains adequate moisture, vertical movement allows it to reach regions with adequate conditions for saturation and the development of the different types of precipitation (Clouds And How They Form, 2011).
The adiabatic temperature changes involve the vertical and horizontal distribution of heat and are caused by conventional currents. It is a temperature change that caused the establishment of a vertical temperature as well as air profile. It is associated with the vertical movement of air from the ground to the sky and thus leads to the development of clouds and causes precipitation by forcing air to reach regions with dew point temperatures which cause saturation of air (Clouds And How They Form, 2011).

Cloud formation, therefore, occurs in six steps that include heating of the earth surface by the sun which causes the rise in temperature of the surface that also heats up the air above it. The second step involves heating of the above the ground that causes it to expand and have less density. The third step is associated with the heated air rising because of low pressure at the surface. The fourth step involves the exchange of air between cool air and warm air which occurs through the process of convergence. The fifth step is characterized by the saturation of air. The sixth and final step involves the condensation process that causes the development of clouds as well as precipitation (Clouds And How They Form, 2011).

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BIBLIOGRAPHY Clouds And How They Form. (2011). Retrieved from https://scied.ucar.edu/shortcontent/how-clouds-form