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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.
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What factor in clouds control snowflake formation?
There isn't a factor in clouds that control snowflake formation.Wet snow: water droplets and ice crystals form. Ice crystals grow. Ice crystals combine and form snowflakes. Snowflakes begin to melt. Dry snow:water droplets and ice crystals form. Ice crystals grow. Ice crystals combine snowflakes. Snowflakes fall without melting.
Does sleet form when water droplets are lifted rapidly and freeze within a large cumulus cloud?
Sleet forms when rain freezes before reaching the ground, often due to a deep layer of cold air near the surface. This process can occur within large cumulus clouds, but it is more typical in nimbostratus clouds associated with winter storms.
What needs to be mixed together to form ozone?
When sulfur and nitrogen oxides mix with water in the air, they form either smog or ozone
No. Cumulonimbus clouds have flat bottoms and tops, but are very tall.
What does generally clouds mean?
Clouds form when water starts to condense, so clouds eventually grow until they rain themselves to death-clouds mean rain.
What factors are needed for cloud formation?
You need water vapor, kinetic energy, and energy surrounding inside the atmosphere.
Why are there sometimes clouds in the sky that don't rain or snoow?
because some clouds dont have enough rain or water in them to let go so there has to be a certin amount of water in the cloud for them to rain,snow or any other things. ;)
Why during cloud formation do changes of phase warm the atmosphere?
The phase warm is due to saturation, which is ohter forms is condensation, also known as certi-phios in latin.
because of this thing called relif rainfall...the moist air/clouds get pushed up hills were it is colder the cloud then condenses and it rains...at the end of the hills /mountain range there is something called a rain shadow which is where it rains less... that is because the clouds have already condensed on the mountain ....
hope that makes sense !! ;)
What is the name of the process by which water vapor enter the atmosphere during the water cycle?
The process by which water vapor enters the atmosphere during the water cycle is called evaporation. In this process, water from bodies of water, such as oceans, lakes, and rivers, is heated by the sun and changes into water vapor, which rises into the atmosphere.
When you step outside to see if there are rain clouds in the sky what are you doing?
checking if it is going to rain
Thunderheads (cumulonimbus clouds) are among the tallest rain clouds. They may range from over a mile high to over 11 miles in height.
While dew can precipitate on the ground from just a few feet of fog, for water drops to form typically requires a greater volume of moisture laden air. I would estimate half a mile for the height of the smallest rain clouds.
Is it dangres to go in clouds?
Yes it is dangerous to fly into clouds. It is very easy for a pilot to become disoriented if he hasn't had proper instrument training.
