Water Cycle | How much water can the air hold?

How much water can the air hold?

There is a limit to how much water vapor air can hold. When the air becomes saturatedContaining the maximum amount of a solute for a given amount of solvent at a certain temperature. with water vapor, the excess water vapor condenses into droplets of water. Water vapor high in the atmosphere forms clouds, large masses of droplets. When these clouds are close to the ground, we call them fog. You have probably also seen water vapor condense on windows or on cold drink glasses.

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