Clouds most likely form as a result of

Some clouds form as air warms up near the Earth's surface and Rises heated by Sunshine the ground heats the air just above it that warm air starts to rise because when warm it is lighter and less dense than the air around it as it rises its pressure and temperature drop causing water vapor to condense.

in scientific notation, the value of the  speed of light in a vacuum

  will be written as 2.995 * 10^8. when this value is represented in the form of

  a * 10^b, then, a = 2.995 and b = 8.

the value of the speed of light in a vacuum given above can also be rounded up to approximately 300000000. in this case, the scientific notation will be written as 3 *10^8.