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It starts life when water vapour in a cloud condenses onto a nucleating particle which may be a bit of dust. The droplet falls through the cloud. However, it is caught by an updraft which takes it up into higher and much colder regions of the cloud where it freezes. At the same time more vapour condenses on it and so it becomes a bigger piece of hail. It falls, due to gravity, only to be caught in another updraft. After several journeys up and down the cloud, the hail is too heavy for an updraft to raise it and so it falls to earth.
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Why does it hail when there's no tornado outside?
Tornadoes themselves are not the cause of hail, thunderstorms are. In order to produce hail a storm must have a strong updraft to keep hailstones in the air as they form and a fairly large amount of turbulence to create the cycle that forms hail. Tornadoes also need a strong updraft to form but also need other factors such as rotation in the storm to form, but this rotation isn't needed for hail.
What is a good science fair title dealing with star life cycle?
Life Cycle of a Star
How star are different stages in their life cycle appear on the H-R diagram?
cause its life cycle appearence
Will a protostar form near the end of a star's life cycle?
No, a protostar is basically the BEGINNING of a star's life cycle.
The third stage in the life cycle of a star?
what is the third stage of the star cycle
Does hail go with the water cycle?
Hail does go through the water cycle. Hail is a form of precipitation just like rain, sleet, snow and ice. Hail is a part of the water cycle and follows the same pattern as other forms of precipitation.
What link show and hail to water cycle?
i know achuly i dont
What is the nonexamples of water cycle?
examples of a water cycle is hail, sleet, snow and rain and sometime vapor from the water raises.
What in the water cycle evaporated water?
comes back down to earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, this cycle must be repeated
Can the water cycle make hail?
Yes. Hails is part of the water cycle just like any other form of precipitation.
How are rain hail and snow formed?
Rain, hail, and snow are all forms of precipitation which is part of the water cycle. The temperature of the upper atmosphere determines what form the precipitation will be.
The stronger the updraft the more times the hail goes through the cycle so it does what?
it gets bigger.
What has to take in the place step of the water cycle for snow or hail to fall instead of rain?
FREEZING
What is precipitation in a cycle?
liquid or solid water falls to the ground as rain,sleet,snow,and hail
What is a life cycle to a white wolf?
it is a life cycle to them or their life.
Does a moth have 3 - stage life cycle or 4 - stage life cycle?
A moth has a 4-stage life cycle.
Life cycle for a przewalski horse?
the life cycle for horses are for all breeds. it is a dumb life cycle
