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Chapter 17

Key Concepts

Fog fills Arizona Valley except for a few rocky peaks

Ch. 17: Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation

After reading and studying Ch. 17, you should be able to:

Concept 1: List the processes that cause water to change from one state of matter to another.

Concept 2: Define humidity and explain the importance of and the factors used to determine relative humidity.

Concept 3: Describe the movement of air and how this movement contributes to the basic cloud-forming process.

Concept 4: List the criteria used to classify clouds and provide examples of several important types of cloud.

Concept 5: Discuss the formation and types of precipitation.

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