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Why does cloud droplet and ice crystal size influence the probability that clouds will produce precipitation?
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∙ 11y ago
This is because the larger the cloud droplet size, the heavier the clouds will become which causes them to rupture and produce precipitation.
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What is the formation of a large droplet of precipitation by the combination of smaller droplets called?
coalescence
What precipitation is falling at degrees Celsius?
At or below zero degrees C, the precipitation could be snow, hail, sleet, or graupel. (Graupel is formed when a snowflake hits a droplet of supercooled water which freezes around it. More like tiny slushballs than hail.) Above 0C, the precipitation is probably liquid water, or rain.
What is the primary difference between a cloud droplet and a raindrop?
a raindrop comes from a cumulonimbus cloud. there is no such thing as a cloud droplet.
What is a good name for a water droplet?
drippy
What are the three ways in which ice crystals can form in a cloud?
Vapor deposition (Diffusional growth) - The vapor pressure over an ice crystal is much lower than that over a liquid droplet. Because atmospheric properties tend to move from regions of higher pressure to regions of lower pressure, water vapor surrounding liquid droplets tends to diffuse towards the ice crystals and deposit on them. This creates a deficit of water vapor above the droplet, which evaporates to make up for it. The newly evaporated water vapor also diffuses to the ice crystal, so that the ice crystal grows at the expense of the water droplet Accretion - As ice particles fall through the cloud at a higher velocity than cloud droplets, it collides and collects the supercooled droplets, which freeze upon contact with the crystal. The collected droplets are known as rime. Aggregation - Ice crystals falling through the cloud can collide with each other and stick together. This process is particularly efficient at temperatures near 0C, because the thin liquid water coating that forms on the partially melted crystals can act as an adhesive between the crystals.
If there is a bigger water droplet size is there a better chance of precipitation?
direct chance of precipitation increases and water droplet increases
What is the formation of a large droplet of precipitation by the combination of smaller droplets called?
coalescence
What happens to a water particle during precipitation?
During precipitation, a water particle is released from the clouds. This particle can be in the form of a water droplet of rain, sleet, snow, freezing rain or even hail.
What is the singular possessive of droplet?
The singular possessive of "droplet" is "droplet's."
What is the different stages that a water droplet would go through when going through the water cycle?
There are four different stages. These are : Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation and Collection.
What does water do in the water cycle?
Gets evaporated into condensation. Water droplets get formed by the condensation & the more condensation gets added to the droplet, the heavier the droplet gets. When water droplets get heavy enough, they fall (this is called Precipitation). Water also gets evaporated from the trees (this is called Transpiration).
What precipitation is falling at degrees Celsius?
At or below zero degrees C, the precipitation could be snow, hail, sleet, or graupel. (Graupel is formed when a snowflake hits a droplet of supercooled water which freezes around it. More like tiny slushballs than hail.) Above 0C, the precipitation is probably liquid water, or rain.
How does the water cycle go around?
Say you are a water droplet in the ocean. This is how your day goes; Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff, Transpiration, Infiltration, Aquifer, Surface Water in the ocean.
How do snows occur?
Snow begins in the atmosphere as water condenses into a tiny droplet. As more and more water vapor condenses onto its surface, the droplet grows. Cold air freezes this water into an ice crystal. Each ice crystal has a unique shape that depends on the surrounding air's temperature and water vapor content. If it is below freezing and there is a lot of water vapor in the air, the crystal grows six evenly spaced branches. More and more water vapor collects on these branches and freezes, making the ice crystal increasingly heavy. Eventually, the ice crystal falls from the sky, leaving the cloud of precipitation that it helped to form. As it falls, the crystal continues to grow by picking up more water vapor. As it descends, the ice crystal can come into contact with warmer air that makes it melt somewhat. This melting acts like a glue, causing crystals to bond together into larger flakes, forming what many people think of as the "classic" fluffy snowflake. If the crystals melt too much and then refreeze as they get closer to Earth's surface, the precipitation falls as sleet instead of snow. Once on the ground, snow will remain if temperatures are cold enough to keep it from melting. Glaciers that form on mountains, for example, are made up of snow that accumulates on the ground and eventually turns to ice.
What did a droplet say to another droplet?
are u wet
What rhymes with droplet?
There are no perfect rhymes for the word droplet.
What physical factors causes water vapor to become precipitation?
To become precipitation, water vapor condenses on little bits of dust. Some of these little bits of water on dust bump each other and join. Pretty soon there is a big enough water droplet to fall to Earth as rain.
