Clouds, dew and frost all form because air has become saturated. This condition of saturation is USUALLY caused by:

A) lack of convective mixing.
B) a temperature increase.
C) the air being cooled.
D) an abundance of condensation nuclei.
E) adding water vapor.


C

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