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Clouds form only when air rises.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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6 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that clouds form only when air rises?

Partly. Several sources describe rising, cooling air as the mechanism for many cloud types (cumulus, lenticular, wall clouds, thunderstorms), but they say 'most' clouds or specific types, not that rising is the only way. One peer-reviewed paper attributes ground-layer snow clouds to lofted snow particles in turbulent layers rather than rising air, partially undercutting the 'only' in the claim.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 6 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 6
Why are lenticular clouds circular?
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Why are lenticular clouds circular?. (n.d.). earthscience.stackexchange.com. https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/8375

Evidence against · 1
Ground‐layer snow clouds
2012
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Ground‐layer snow clouds. (2012). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.1882

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Why do clouds have ceilings and bases?
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Why do clouds have ceilings and bases?. (n.d.). earthscience.stackexchange.com. https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/14342

Cloud - Wikipedia
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Cloud - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud

Clouds and Fogs
2000
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Clouds and Fogs. (2000). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195132717.003.0014

Wikipedia: Wall cloud
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Wikipedia: Wall cloud. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_cloud

What Happens during a Thunderstorm?
2004
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Michael, M. H. (2004). What Happens during a Thunderstorm?. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ721647

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