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When cloud droplets combine to form larger drops they fall to earth as what?
When cloud droplets combine to form larger drops, they fall to the Earth as rain.
Why don't cloud droplets fall to Earth as soon as they are formed?
droplets need to get big and heavy before they fall
Why does moisture fall from a cloud?
Moisture falls from a cloud in the form of precipitation when water droplets in the cloud combine to form larger droplets, which become heavy enough to overcome the force of updrafts that keep them suspended. These larger droplets then fall to the ground due to gravity.
When water droplets in a cloud combine and fall to the ground you are experiencing?
Precipitation
Why do the cloud droplets fall onto the earth?
Cloud droplets fall to Earth as precipitation when they grow large enough to overcome air resistance. This can happen when they coalesce into larger droplets or freeze into ice crystals. Gravity then pulls them down as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
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.
How do cloud droplets become large enough to fall as precipitation?
Cloud droplets grow in size through a process called coalescence, where smaller droplets collide and merge together to form larger droplets. Once the droplets reach a size that gravity can overcome air resistance, they fall as precipitation. Additionally, the presence of ice crystals in clouds can lead to the formation of snowflakes that eventually fall as snow.
When cloud droplets combine to form larger drops they fall to Earth as?
precipitation
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!
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.
After cloud droplets form what must happen to them for precipitation to occur?
For precipitation to occur, cloud droplets must grow in size and become heavy enough to fall out of the cloud as precipitation. This can happen through processes such as collision and coalescence, where cloud droplets collide and merge together, or through the process of ice crystal formation when the cloud is cold enough. Once the droplets grow large enough, they will fall as rain, snow, sleet, or hail, depending on the atmospheric conditions.
For precipitation to form the cloud droplets must grow in volume roughly by?
For precipitation to form, cloud droplets must grow in volume by coalescing with other droplets and reaching a size large enough to overcome air resistance and fall as rain or snow. This process, known as collision and coalescence, helps tiny cloud droplets combine and grow larger until they are heavy enough to fall to the ground as precipitation.
