0
The difference lies in what causes the rainfall to occur. In convectional rainfall, the sun heats the earth and the heat causes moisture from soil, plants and open water bodies to evaporate. This moisture is carried upwards through convective air currents until it reaches a certain altitude. At that point, where the air is cooler, it condenses and creates water droplets (rain). This usually occurs in the afternoon on warm summer days. Frontal rainfall occurs because of the movement of the fronts of two air masses. When a cold front is moving over a mass of warm air, it causes the warm moist air to rise. In this case, rain occurs ahead of the cold front. When a warm front is moving over a mass of cold air, the warm moist air is forced upward, and the rain occurs over or behind the front. Finally, relief rainfall is caused by changes in topography. Moist warm air can be forced upward by mountains, for example, which causes the moisture to condense into rain. This type of rainfall occurs on the side of the mountain away from the wind direction.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
If rain washed away writing that was done in marker would it be a physical or chemical change?
physical
What are the physical and chemical properties of acid rain?
This is a chemical change.
Forming acid rain a chemical or physical change?
chemical
Can you put physical weathering in a sentence?
Rain causes physical weathering on rocks of it washes over rocks for a long tome.
Is the corrosive action of acid rain on granite a physical property?
It is a chemical process.
What is the definition of relief rain?
a rain that falls onn the ground is called relief rain
What is the definition of rain gauge?
A device to measure the amount of rain that falls.
What is the percentage of rain that falls back to earth?
100% of rain falls to Earth. That is the definition of rain. Precipitation.
Is rain a physical change?
Yes, it is a physical process.
What is a definition of rain?
Drops of water that fall from clouds.
What is the physical feature of a rainforest?
the physical feature is that it is hot and rainy in the rain foest.
Is rain from a rain cloud a physical change?
no it is a phiysical change because it happends naturely
What is New York's physical environment?
rain
When rain evaporates from a side walk is it classified as a chemical or physical change?
physical change
Is leaving your bike in the rain chemical or physical?
Chemical
What are some main agents of physical weathering?
Natural agents of physical weathering: Rain, sand (driven by the wind), sunlight, the freeze/thaw cycle. Man-made agents of physical weathering: Acid rain.
Olivia Newton John sang a song with the words fly away peter what song and album is it on?
Silvery Rain, Physical Song - Silvery Rain Album - Physical
