EBK PHYSICAL UNIVERSE
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Author: KRAUSKOPF
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Chapter 14, Problem 10MC
Clouds consist of
- a. water droplets at all altitudes
- b. ice crystals at all altitudes
- c. water droplets at low altitudes and ice crystals at high altitudes
- d. ice crystals at low altitudes and water droplets at high altitudes
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