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Rain is a liquid thus it is heavier than air. It would drop through the air whereas snow, even though it is COMPOSED of water, is in a solid state. Thus it would fall because of the solid state of the water. Hail falls in like manner. The same reason wind blows, the sun shines and the moon . . . what does the moon do? The moon glows....
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 9y agoUnlike raindrops, cloud droplets have extremely low terminal velocities. Terminal velocity is the speed at which the force of drag on an object equals the force of gravity, and the object falls at a constant speed. This velocity varies depending on the shape, size, and mass of an object. A typical raindrop has a terminal velocity measured in meters per second, and so will readily fall to the surface. Cloud droplets have terminal velocities of a few centimeters per second, and so are easily kept aloft by minor eddies in the air. In many clouds, air rises faster than these droplets can fall. Furthermore, the air under a cloud is unsaturated, meaning that if a cloud droplet does fall out of the cloud, it will evaporate.
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∙ 13y agocause snow is a type of precipitation and days after snow occurs snow will melt into water
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∙ 11y agobecause it freezes in the clouds
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Water drops that fall when the temperature is below freezing fall as?
Water drops that fall when the temperature is below freezing, fall as SNOW . Water drops that fall when the temperature is above freezing fall as RAIN .
Why do glaciers sometimes seem dirty?
Sometimes the water hit parts of the glaciers that would get it dirty. The water is also dirty because there is dirt and thins fall into the water that is dirty. Or maybe when the rocks under the snow goes down the hill it leaves the dirt behind.
When will the snow fall in Beijing?
no snow will fall this month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Under what conditions can snow fall?
During the water-cycle, the vapor forms a cloud/clouds, then the cloud/clouds collect water (from lake, rivers, oceans, ect....) then (though only if it's really cold), the water freezes and when the cloud is finally too loaded, it rains though instead of rain you get SNOW.
What is the name for waterdrops that fall when the temperature is below freezing and the water become solid?
Depending on the temperature, water drops that fall when the temperature is below freezing can become sleet, ice, or snow.
Do Catholics get their holy water from the first snow fall in may?
There is no requirement that holy water has to come from a snow fall.
Water drops that fall when the temperature is below freezing fall as?
Water drops that fall when the temperature is below freezing, fall as SNOW . Water drops that fall when the temperature is above freezing fall as RAIN .
Why do glaciers sometimes seem dirty?
Sometimes the water hit parts of the glaciers that would get it dirty. The water is also dirty because there is dirt and thins fall into the water that is dirty. Or maybe when the rocks under the snow goes down the hill it leaves the dirt behind.
What are the water drops that fall at temperature below freezing?
Snow
What are solid white flakes of water that fall from the sky are known as?
Snow?
What cause rain snow dew to fall?
it is caused by frozen water
Why deos snow fall?
Because it is heavier then air after having codenced turned to water and frozen it had to fall.
Water drops that fall when the temperature is above freezing fall is called what?
it is snow or feezing rain i belive
Could water falling as rain fall again in the future as snow?
When the water from the iceberg is evaporated by the sun it rises into the clouds and will fall as rain.
Why snow fall occurs?
why snow fall occurs
When will the snow fall in Beijing?
no snow will fall this month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What kind of precipitation occurs when water droplets freeze as they fall to earth?
snow
