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Pieces of ice that fall from the clouds are called hail. Hail forms within strong thunderstorms when updrafts carry water droplets into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere, causing them to freeze. These ice pellets can vary in size and can cause damage to property and crops.
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Do clouds condense and fall as rain?
Yes, clouds form when water vapor in the air condenses into water droplets or ice crystals. When these droplets or crystals become too heavy to stay aloft, they fall as precipitation, such as rain.
What caused the clouds to collapse?
Clouds don't really collapse but they do 'fall' from the sky as rain. You see clouds are made from water vapour that evaporate from the sea forming clouds and think how do they fall the fall by rain the water vapour creates water droplets and it's too heavy so they fall by rain
Which high level cloud is made of tiny pieces of ice that make it look like wispy curls?
These are called "mare's tails" or cirrus clouds and often mean rain is coming.
Why clouds not fall?
Clouds are made up of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that are suspended in the air. These water droplets are so small and light that the force of air resistance keeps them lifted in the atmosphere. Gravity tries to pull the clouds down, but the upward force of air resistance helps to keep them afloat.
How do clouds form in ice crystals under conditions of?
Clouds form when water vapor in the atmosphere cools and condenses into tiny water droplets or ice crystals. Under cold conditions, particularly in the upper atmosphere, water vapor can directly freeze into ice crystals when temperatures drop below freezing. These ice crystals can collide and stick together, growing larger and eventually forming clouds. When enough ice crystals gather, they can fall as precipitation, such as snow.
What is the name for pieces of ice falling from clouds?
Hail.
What is the name given for pieces of ice falling from clouds?
Hail stones
What is a pieces of ice falling from the sky called?
Pieces of ice falling from clouds is called snow or hail.
What is lumps or balls of ice that fall from Cumulonimbus clouds?
hail
What are white clouds made of tiny pieces of ice called?
White clouds made of tiny ice particles are called cirrus clouds. These clouds are composed of ice crystals that form at high altitudes in the atmosphere. Cirrus clouds are thin and wispy in appearance.
Name given to pieces of ice falling from clouds?
Hail Stones
Why doesn't the ice in clouds form into ice sheets and fall?
because each bit of water freezes separately depending on the exact temp of the area and falls once it gets to a specific weight. It does, we call it sleet or snow.
When bits of ice crystals form in clouds they may fall to the ground as?
Cocaine.
What means hail?
Ice balls that fall from cumulonimbus clouds. They vary in size from roughly marbles to softballs and are frozen hard as rocks. Ice balls that fall from cumulonimbus clouds that are smaller than marbles are called sleet and sometimes can be slushy.
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.
How is rain associated with clouds?
Rain is associated with clouds because precipitation occurs when water droplets or ice crystals in clouds become large enough to fall to the ground. Clouds are formed by water vapor in the air condensing into tiny water droplets or ice crystals, which then gather together to form clouds. When these droplets or crystals grow too heavy to stay aloft, they fall as rain.
Do clouds condense and fall as rain?
Yes, clouds form when water vapor in the air condenses into water droplets or ice crystals. When these droplets or crystals become too heavy to stay aloft, they fall as precipitation, such as rain.
