How are clouds made up of ice crystals?
The high atmosphere is very cold. so as soon as a gas cloud touches the high atmosphere it turns into a ice crystals.
Why are some clouds formed water droplets while other are made up of ice crystals?
Clouds are made up of very small water droplets which are suspended in the air. If the air continues to cool, the small droplets will join together to form larger droplets or ice crystals. Eventually the weight of the water drops or ice crystals may be heavy enough to make them fall as precipitation (rain, snow, hail or ice). The higher clouds which don't produce precipitation are formed of the crystals while the lower clouds…
Why are some clouds built up of water droplets while others are made up of ice crystals?
For ease of explanation we may say that it all depends on the height of the clouds. Cirrus clouds are high and thin and made entirely of ice crystals forming above 20,000 feet. Low clouds are formed when water vapor turns back into liquid water drops, called condensation. The more the cloud rises the cooler it becomes until ice crystals are formed
Why are some clouds formed from waterdroplets while others are made up of ice crystals?
Clouds are made up of very small water droplets which are suspended in the air. Usually water droplets are in the warm section of the cloud, if the air continues to cool, the small droplets will join together to form larger droplets or ice crystals. The ice crystals are usually higher and as you may know the higher you go the colder it gets so that's how ice crystals are formed.
Why are some clouds formed from water droplets while others are made up of ice crystals?
Clouds are made up of very small water droplets which are suspended in the air. Usually water droplets are in the warm section of the cloud, if the air continues to cool, the small droplets will join together to form larger droplets or ice crystals. The ice crystals are usually higher and as you may know the higher you go the colder it gets so that's how ice crystals are formed.
How is a snowflake formed?
It turns out that "pure" snow is made up of snowflakes which are made up of from 2 to 200 separate snow crystals. Snow crystals are crystals that have formed around tiny bits of dirt that have been carried up into the atmosphere by the wind. So snow crystals are really soil particles that have been dressed up in ice.
Why are clouds not evaporated if they are water vapour?
Clouds are made up of water droplets of varying size, or ice crystals, not water vapour. Water vapour is the evaporite of clouds, and clouds often dissipate, so the water droplets making up the cloud change from visible water droplets to invisible water vapour. The "vapour trails" from aircraft engine exhausts are actually areas of cloud formation as water from burnt fuel condenses in cold air aloft.
What caused the 'Great Dark Spot' on Neptune?
The Great Dark Spot was a very dynamic weather system, generating large, white clouds similar to high-altitude cirrus clouds on Earth. Unlike cirrus clouds on Earth, which are composed of crystals of water ice, Neptune's cirrus clouds are made up of crystals of frozen methane. Neptune's clouds are driven by winds of 1,200 mph, the fastest winds of any planet in the Solar System. How such high-velocity winds come to be on a planet so…
Why do clouds generally appear white?
Not all clouds are pure white, however, for those that are white, it is due to their altitude and the reflection of sunlight. For example, a cirrus cloud has an altitude of approximately 8km above sea level. At such extreme altitudes all high-level clouds are made up only of ice crystals, as the water vapor from which they are initially formed has frozen. The ice crystals reflect sunlight. When flying above clouds during the day…
Are clouds made up of water vapor or water droplets?
yes it is made of water vapor ====================== No. Water vapor is an invisible gas. You can't see water vapor. Clouds, on the other hand, can be seen. That's because clouds are composed of water droplets - liquid water, or water ice - tiny ice crystals. Either way, clouds are not invisible water vapor. Clouds can form as water vapor condenses to form tiny droplets of liquid water. These droplets can come together - coalesce…
How can rain and hail fall from the same cumulonimbus cloud?
The clouds usually are fairly restricted in height, but can sometimes extend upwards to much higher altitudes when they become known as cumulonimbus clouds. These are very large and can extend to 12000 metres or higher. At base level, the cloud is made up of water droplets but the top of the cloud is made up of ice crystals. Cumulonimbus produce severe weather such as heavy rain, hail, thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Why are clouds white?
The whiteness of the clouds is due to light of all colors being dispersed by the water/ice of the clouds. Clouds quite a distance away appear yellow due to the blue wavelengths being dispered more than the yellow and red wavelengths by the air and particles in the air (the 'clear' sky is blue!) Not all clouds are pure white, however, for those that are white, it is due to their altitude and the reflection…
Where do the water vapors go when they rise up in the air?
Depending on weather conditions, it can stay in the air making it feel humid and muggy; it can form a fog close to the ground or it can form clouds higher in the sky and becomes rain or snow. Sometimes it condenses on the surface as dew or freezes on the surface as frost. Some remain as vapor, some condense out as water droplets, some freeze out as tiny ice crystals. When enough condenses out…