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Clouds
A cloud is a visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes up to several miles above sea level. They are generally produced by the condensation of water vapor. Other clouds, less commonly seen, are composed of smokes or dusts.
10,186 Questions
What makes the weather move from west to east?
The prevailing westerlies winds are responsible for pushing most of the weather movement.
Why some clouds darker than others?
Some clouds are darker because of the lack of sunlight. Some clouds are blocking the other clouds and it forms a shadow and that the cloud won't get sunlight. Also that if the cloud is darker, because it is pollution. Pollution is like an evil dye that no one likes because it also has a lot of chemicals in it. That is why NEVER DRINK RAIN WATER! The darker clouds have water (rain) in them, where as the white ones are just empty.
Are stratus clouds wispy and high in the sky?
No, they are flat, hazy, featureless clouds of low altitude varying in color from dark gray to nearly white.
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When water vapor forms a cloud does the water vapor get warmer or colder?
Cooler. The cloud forms because the water vapor condenses by cooling down. Thunderstorms occur because a warm, moist air mass is cooled by an incoming cold air mass. When the moist air gets chilled, the water vapor condenses to form clouds, resulting in rain.
Which is a violent storm on the sun that has a huge clouds of large bright loops or arches of gas?
solar storms
the large bright loops are called solar flares
solar prominence A+
What type of weather for nimbus clouds?
If by nimbus you mean nimbostratus, they produce light to moderate rain or snow over a long time.
If you mean cumulonimbus, they produce showers of heavy rain. Cumulonimbus also can produce hail, snow, lightning, strong wind and tornadoes. These clouds are also associated with hurricanes, but generally, they are the thunderstorm cloud.
How do water droplets form in the ocean?
Water Droplets Don't Form In The Ocean .. They Form In The Clouds With The Help Of Precipitation
When did cloud computing started?
The underlying concept of cloud computing dates back to the 1960s, when John McCarthy opined that "computation may someday be organized as a public utility." Rather than relying on its own hardware to manage IT needs, a business can utilize cloud based computing to access, organize, and secure digital content via entirely web-based software.
How do clouds relate to weather?
if there were no clouds there would be no water for humans to servive in or any living animals or plants or nothing we need water for many things.
clouds are very well related to weather they colect water from the ocean witch is evaporation then when they get really fat they let all the water out of the clouds witch is called a cycle.
Why does mushroom cloud form in after a nuclear explosion?
For the same reason they form following any explosion: heated air from explosion is lighter than surrounding air, making it buoyant and it therefor rises. The cloud is visible because of entrained debris, vaporized metal, smoke from fires, etc. produced by the explosion (nuclear or not). Nuclear mushroom clouds are simply more spectacular because more energy was released, making them hotter.
Is funnel cloud a nickname for tornado?
To some extent, yes. A funnel cloud is the visible portion of a tornado.
However, not all funnel clouds are tornadoes. If the winds associated with a funnel cloud do not reach the ground then it is not a tornado. Conversely, if the winds do reach the ground the term funnel cloud is not usually used, and the event is simply called a tornado.
