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How CloudFormation?

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The provided question, "How CloudFormation?", is incomplete. It appears to be asking how clouds form (cloud formation), but could also be a fragmented reference to AWS CloudFormation. Given the available reference text which discusses water vapor and cloud formation, this answer will focus on how clouds form.

Here's a breakdown of the cloud formation process, leveraging the provided reference:

The Cloud Formation Process

Clouds form through a process involving water vapor, air temperature, and air pressure. The key steps are:

  1. Evaporation: Water on the Earth's surface (oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.) evaporates, turning into water vapor. This is mentioned implicitly in the title of the reference, "Water Vapor Evaporates Into the Air."

  2. Air Cooling & Pressure Drop: As air rises, it cools. As the air cools and/or the air pressure drops, the water vapor can no longer remain in a gaseous state.

  3. Condensation: The cooling and/or pressure drop causes the water vapor to condense. According to the reference, "When air cools, some of the water vapor condenses. As air pressure drops, some water vapor condenses too."

  4. Cloud Formation: The condensed water vapor forms tiny water droplets. These droplets clump together to form a visible cloud. The reference states: "The vapor becomes small water droplets and a cloud is formed."

In summary: Water evaporates, the air carrying the water vapor cools and/or experiences a drop in air pressure, the water vapor condenses into water droplets, and these droplets form a cloud.

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