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Forms of condensation: dew, frost, fog, and mist

This Class 12 Geography topic from “Water in the Atmosphere” explains how water vapour changes into visible forms near Earth’s surface. Students learn how cooling, the dew point, relative humidity, and the availability of condensation nuclei produce dew, frost, fog, and mist. The topic distinguishes these forms by temperature, physical state, visibility, and formation conditions, including the role of surface cooling, calm air, and suspended droplets or ice crystals. It also helps students understand their effects on weather, visibility, agriculture, and daily life.

Hard · Level 1 · 25 questions

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01Under what condition can an air mass become stable and produce widespread mist or low clouds?

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02In which condition may rain not occur immediately even when air has high moisture?

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03Why can fog persist when a temperature inversion exists near the surface?

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04Under strong night-time surface cooling, in which condition is dew formation most likely?

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05If on a clear night grass temperature falls below dew point but remains above freezing point, which form is most appropriate?

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06If surface temperature is below freezing and water vapour directly deposits as ice crystals, what will be the result?

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07Why can dew on grass and frost on nearby metal occur on the same night?

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08Why can radiation fog persist longer in valleys?

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09How can abundance of condensation nuclei affect urban fog?

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10Why may less dew form on a cloudy night compared with a clear night?

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11How can strong wind reduce dew formation?

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12Why does fog formation become more likely when dew point and air temperature are very close?

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13Which two factors combine to form advection fog on a coast?

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14Why can different amounts of dew appear on surfaces like grass and metal?

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15What is the scientific reason for a local condition called a frost hollow?

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16What is the main difference between radiation fog and advection fog?

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17Why is vertical stability of air important in fog?

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18When dew point is below freezing, direct change of water vapour to ice promotes which form?

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19Why can fog appear more severe in some polluted cities?

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20Which option gives the correct summary of all four forms?

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21Frost and fog may both be linked with cold conditions, yet what is their main physical difference?

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22If air is near saturation, but mixing continually brings warmer or drier air into the lower layer, what may happen to fog formation?

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23If a polluted city has high relative humidity and calm air, why does fog risk increase?

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24If the surface is cold at night but the air above is dry and well mixed, why can both dew and fog remain limited?

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25Why does dew formation decrease when clouds cover the sky at night?

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