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What moves ice crystals inside a cloud?
Ice crystals inside of clouds are moved by circulating wind currents.
What type of cloud is is formed by ice crystals?
Cirrus clouds
What is a cloud and how is it formed?
Clouds are condensed particles of moisture in the air. Basically, they are formed when water droplets evaporate are are pushed into the air by a mountain until they get to a certain point (called the condensation point) where the air temperature drops and they condense to form clouds.
Is a cirrus cloud a funnel cloud?
No. A cirrus cloud is a high, wavy, thin cloud formed of ice crystals. Funnel clouds are usually formed from cumulonimbus clouds (thunderclouds) at lower altitudes.
What happens inside a cloud before it rains or snows?
Inside any cloud water is constantly evaporating an recondensing in an equilibrium that maintains the cloud and keeps the droplets too small to fall to the ground. One ice crystals form, however the equilibrium shifts toward ice. Water vapor in the colder parts of the cloud will tend to freeze rather than condense, forming snowflakes which begin to fall. When it snows, these flakes simply fall to the ground, sometimes coalescing. For rain, the snowflake melt and become raindrops.
The cloud streaks left by aircraft at high altitudes consist of?
condensation trails (contrails), which are formed when water vapor from the aircraft's engine exhaust combines with the cold air at high altitudes, causing the water vapor to condense into ice crystals.
How does altostratus clouds form?
Altostratus clouds are formed when a large stable air mass is lifts causing water vapor to condense into a cloud.
Is a cloud formed in hot air denser than a cloud formed in cold sir?
No, a cloud formed in hot air is not denser than a cloud formed in cold air. Cloud formation is primarily determined by the saturation level of air, where warm air can hold more water vapor before condensation occurs. The density of the cloud itself depends more on the amount of water droplets or ice crystals present rather than the temperature of the air in which it formed.
How does water change into a solid inside a cloud?
Water changes into a solid inside a cloud through a process called nucleation, where water vapor condenses onto particles like dust or ice crystals to form ice crystals. These ice crystals then grow as they collide with other water droplets, eventually becoming large enough to fall as snow or hail.
Does rain come from a sweating cloud?
No. Rain comes from clouds, but the clouds do not sweat. Clouds are made of water droplets, ice crystals, or a combination of the two. Rain falls when ice crystals grow inside a cloud, melt, and fall to the ground.
A cloud is made up of?
A cloud is made up of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that have condensed in the atmosphere. These droplets form when warm, moist air rises and cools, causing the water vapor in the air to condense into visible clouds.
What are 2 examples of condensation nuclei?
Two examples of condensation nuclei are dust particles and salt crystals. Dust particles serve as surfaces on which water vapor can condense to form cloud droplets, while salt crystals, often originating from ocean spray, can also facilitate this process. Both types of particles are essential for cloud formation and precipitation.
