how are clouds formed and rain occurs?
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Answer:
Within a cloud, water droplets condense into one another, causing the droplets to grow. When these water droplets get too heavy to stay suspended in the cloud, they fall to Earth as rain. Water vapor turns into clouds when it cools and condenses—that is, turns back into liquid water or ice.
Answer:
Clouds are formed as a result of water molecules arising from the earth’s surface through evaporation by the sun as they weigh less. These water vapours cooldown on reaching higher altitudes and stop escalating once they reach saturation known as the frost point. Droplets now float in the air and form clusters with other droplets, finally combining to form huge water masses which appear to us as clouds.
The Water Cycle
It is a hydrological cycle involving the regular circulation of water in different states of matter. It takes place in the following stages:
Water is evaporated i.e, it changes from liquid to gaseous state
Water is absorbed into the earth’s atmosphere from plants and trees
Sublimation takes place where ice and snow are converted into a gas without entering into the liquid state.
Formation of clouds takes place as water is converted back into a liquid state.
Dust and other particles in the atmosphere facilitate the formation of clouds through movement.
Precipitation falls as rain, snow, drizzle etc., and the cycle continues.
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Further reading:
Biogeochemical Cycle
Movement Of Air
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