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Why does cloud formation become less likely if air descends instead of rising?

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Correct answer: Descending air generally warms and becomes unsaturated

The correct answer is A. Rising air expands because pressure decreases with height, and expansion cools the air. Cooling lowers the amount of water vapour the air can hold; if the air reaches saturation, condensation produces cloud droplets. Descending air experiences increasing pressure and is compressed. Compression warms it, so its capacity to hold water vapour increases and relative humidity generally falls. The air therefore becomes less likely to reach saturation, and existing cloud droplets may evaporate, producing clearer conditions. B is false because sinking air generally warms rather than always freezing. C is false because gravity continues to act, and D has no atmospheric basis. Memory cue: rising air cools and clouds; sinking air warms and clears.

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Descending-AirCloud-FormationAdiabatic-WarmingCondensationClouds And PrecipitationWater In The AtmosphereGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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