Clouds form as a result of water vapor condensing for freezing as air cools. One of the most common ways for this to occur is when air is lifted to a higher elevation and cools as it decompresses.
Cirrus clouds are very high in the atmosphere making then furthest from the Earth's surface. They are very thin and wispy in appearance.
Clouds.
For a quick answer, here ya go: Heat radiating from the sun causes the water in the oceans to evaporate. This water vapor accumulates in the atmosphere creating more clouds. The clouds form sort of a blanket that reflects heat away from the earth's surface.
No. The surface of Venus is obscured by thick clouds. If you could fly above the clouds then you would see the same stars that you see from Earth.
Clouds reflect sunlight because of their high albedo, which is the ability of a surface to reflect light. This means that they send a significant amount of sunlight back into space, contributing to cooling the Earth's surface.
Because there is more water vapor up in the sky.
Because the earth isn't cold enough and is not meant for the water vapor to turn to liquid near it, and water vapor rises until it turns to rain.
Clouds can cool down the Earth by reflecting incoming sunlight back into space, which reduces the amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface. They also increase the Earth's albedo, which is its ability to reflect sunlight. Additionally, clouds can trap heat radiated from the Earth's surface, but their overall cooling effect usually outweighs this warming effect.
Clouds are typically located about 1.9 miles (3 kilometers) above the Earth's surface.
The grey clouds near Earth's surface are called stratus clouds. They are low-lying, uniform clouds that often bring overcast skies and light precipitation.
no
Roughly 30% of the incoming solar energy is reflected back to space by clouds, the atmosphere, and the Earth's surface. Another 20% is absorbed by the atmosphere and clouds before reaching the Earth's surface, leaving only about 50% to be absorbed by the Earth's surface.
No, clouds are usually lower in the atmosphere than the sun. The sun is approximately 93 million miles away from Earth, while clouds form in the troposphere, which is much closer to the surface.
the clouds
Yes
Rain falls from clouds to Earth's surface in the form of liquid water droplets.
stratus