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Why do the clouds droplets not fall to the earth
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Why don't cloud droplets fall to Earth as soon as they are formed?
droplets need to get big and heavy before they fall
When water droplets in a cloud combine and fall to the ground you are experiencing?
Precipitation
When cloud droplets combine to form larger drops they fall to Earth as?
precipitation
When cloud droplets combine to form larger drops they fall to earth as what?
rain
Why do cloud droplets not fall to the earth's surface as soon as they are formed?
The surface area to volume ratio of cloud droplets is very high, which results in an extremely slow terminal velocity. Such droplets are easily held aloft even by very weak air currents. Even if the droplets to start to fall, they will evaporate quickly in the unsaturated air below the clouds.
Is hail already frozen when it starts to fall?
Yes it is. Hail is simply water droplets that have been frozen while 'suspended' in a thunder cloud. The droplets get 'tossed around' by air currents in the cloud - until they're too heavy, and fall to earth.
How do cloud droplets become large enough to fall as precipitation?
well, they collect all together in the cloud and when it is full enough it all drops as precipitation
Water vapor droplets can become cloud droplets when the is reached.?
Water vapor droplets can become cloud droplets when the what reaches? dew point is the correct answer
When moisture in a cloud is heavy enough to fall back to Earth it is called what?
When liquid water droplets are big enough to fall to Earth, we call it rain.
What initiates the fall of rain from a cloud?
Clouds are made up of really tiny water droplets. Once they build up to be heavy enough, they fall! That is what makes rain fall!
What must be present for any precipitation to occur?
cloud droplets or ice crystals must grow heavy enough to fall through the air.HOPE this has helped you :)Or by temperature dropping *i dont think thts 1*
What is the cause of precipation being released from the cloud?
water vaper drawn upward by the cloud condenses into larger and larger droplets, eventually they become large enough to fall to the ground.
