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Precipitation develops and occurs by the process of collision-coalescence. Collision-coalescence occurs when water droplets collide together to form larger droplets. These droplets get pulled to earth by gravity. Updrafts can send them back up but they will still grow larger and eventually fall to earth. The pure water remains as droplet and can super cool (-20C) below freezing. Ice crystals (super cooled water droplets) act as nucleation sites. The density of water vapor in the air prior to saturation is light and gets heavier as water droplets form. Ice or snow can occur, unless frozen water is warmed as it falls through the atmosphere resulting in rain. Dust and gas particles in the atmopshere can also act as nucleation sites for condensation to form upon. This will help create precipitation that eventually falls to earth due to weight and gravity processes.
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Does precipitation cause thunderstorms to develop?
yees
What clouds develop and produce precipitation in a warm front?
altostratus
What causes your biome to develop or form?
temperature, elevation, latitude, precipitation
What two primary factors determine the kind of terrestrial biome that will develop in an area?
weather and altitude
Where two abiotic factors generally determine the type of climax community that will develop in a particular part of the world?
flaura and fauna
What are the differences between post precipitation and co - precipitation?
Post-precipitation involves separate precipitation steps after the initial precipitation reaction, while co-precipitation involves simultaneous precipitation of multiple compounds. Post-precipitation is used to remove impurities after the main precipitation reaction, while co-precipitation can involve trapping impurities within the precipitate.
How much precipitation is there in high pressure?
Depends on the situation. In most cases, high pressure means little or no precipitation. However, sometimes afternoon heating can cause stray thunderstorms to develop even under high pressure. There's also an "overrunning" factor in which low pressure or a trough in the upper atmosphere can cause warmer air to move on top of a cool high pressure that's at ground level. That can cause precipitation to develop in areas of very high surface air pressure.There are also little or no clouds
The condition of the type of water falling to Earth from the clouds is called?
precipitation
Is it possible for thunderstorms to form if the lower troposphere is conditionally stable?
Yes. Fronts, topography, or converging winds force stable unsaturated air upward to the point that clouds develop. If the air is conditionally stable, the formed clouds can surge upward and heavy precipitation can develop.
What is the scientific name for rainfall?
The scientific name for rainfall is precipitation.
Why does acid precipitation weather rock faster than normal precipitation does?
Acid precipitation weather rocks faster than normal precipitation because acid precipitation has a higher concentration of acid than normal precipitation.
When occurs precipitation?
Precipitation is rain.
