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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JoynacintungulNot all clouds are pure white, however, for those that are white, it is due to their altitude and the reflection of...
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The pressure gradient force, which arises from the uneven heating of earth's surface. Once it is in motion, the Coriolis force...
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About 80% of the total mass of the atmosphere and almost all of the water vapor is contained in troposphere, where weather...
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Clouds are just condensed water vapor or ice crystals. Cloud droplets also require cloud condensation nuclei, however, which...
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While the fumes of muriatic acid (hydrochloric acid - HCl) are slightly heavier than air, the oxidation reaction is highly...
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They are very high in the atmosphere - the highest of clouds. They move rapidly because of the jet streams at their altitude. ...
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Condensation is the opposite of evaporation. It takes place when water vapor in the air condenses from a gas, back into a liquid...
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Steam is formed when the kinetice energy of the particles in boiling water increase and move around so much that they escape and...
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The Different Weather Instruments are: Anemometer, Barometer, Wind Vane, Wind Mill, Thermometer, Hygrometer, Ombrometer or Rain...
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Temperature, Humidity and precipitation. Didn't look this up but seems to be the right answer.They are type of weathers but the...
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it's a solid because its made of particles that are solids including rubber-like thingsthe air that makes it float is a gas...
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No. The gas is returning to a lower state of energy and thus releases energy upon conversion. Think of ice: as it turns into...
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A thunderstorm does not become a tornado. It can produce one. Yes, though. If the atmosphere is unstable enough and there is...
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1) Hydrogen GAS does not boil, simply because a gas is beyond the boiling stage. 2) STP (Standard Temperature and Pressure) is a...
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Sun light travels greater distance through atmosphere at dusk than it would if its shining directly above the head . As light...
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Yes some hail is or some can be frozen rain by the temperature of the air.
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They are cumulus and stratocumulus.
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By using cobalt chloride paper. The acidity of the water would change the color of the paper due to the Ph balance.
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once water gets evaporated and goes into gas form, it goes into the air and once it hits a certain altitude condensation occurs...
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definition of ash : ash is a residual product after any combustion process after a perfect combustion of any fuel we get ash...
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Rhenium RE Chemistry puzzle answer "What a cloud does..."
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That would probably depend on just how low the pressure is. If you're talking about any part of the world's natural environment,...
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The freezing point is the point where a substance exists in both solid and liquid form. The enthalpy of fusion, or specific heat...
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answ2. Given a passage between them, fluid will flow from a region of high pressure to one of low pressure.
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Because it belongs to the cubic group of minerals where the refractive index of light is common in all orientation.
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The movie was filmed in Vancouver, Canada.
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The point where these two air masses meet is called a front. If cold air advances and pushes away the warm air, it forms a cold...
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Technically, it's a process of multiple cloud levels. Tornadoes form from Funnel Clouds, which form from Wall Clouds, which form...
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hydrogen bonds
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is this question right framed? Is it like " What is the boiling point of methanol at different pressure?"How anybody can...
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It is its natural physical state, not affected by any other chemical. Phase changes (solid to liquid to gas or the reverse) are...
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Basically everything will reach an equilibrium, and homogeneous mixture of "everything", if given enough time. Living systems...
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gas is turned into a heaver mass and there for turns into a liquid.;P
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there are stratus,i think they're the wispy ones. cummulus-the puffy cottonballish clouds nimbus-storm clouds ugh!im having a...
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Air molecules are piled up on each other in our atmosphere. The lower the air molecules, the more weight they're under causing...
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The weather will be cold outside with little wind and high humidity. Be careful in this type of weather because you won't be able...
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In essence, they are two different manifestations of the same thing. Fog is a cloud at ground level. Clouds are fog, up in the...
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It will turn back into water .
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Its a change in energy primarily. Water vapor loses energy and then becomes liquid. The energy it loses generally is heat. For...
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Evaporation: The sun heats up the water in oceans and lakes and the water turns to vapor and floats up in the sky. When a bunch...
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A classical piece of music is usually divided into movements, there is no limit to how many movements a piece has but as a...
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It is a shelf cloud.
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About a trillion.
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Fair weather. Someone who will be around as long as things are nice and easy but if things get rough, they will bail on you.
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The have a fixed volume and shape because the particles inside the solid are packed tightly together would means that it cannot...
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meteorologists meause humidity by hygrometers. there are many types of hygrometers such as the cooled mirror dew point, the hair...
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At 0 degrees celsius, pressure of 1000 mbar, and 100% relativity humidity, absolute humidity would would be 4.86564 g/m^3
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The clouds have tiny water droplets in them, causing condensation. If the clouds can't hold the water anymore in them, then the...
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cause if you dont have a dew point, the grass wont be green
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About 80 % of the total mass of the atmosphere is contained in troposphere. It is also the layer where the majority of our...
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i dont know because im tooo dumb too answer diz question . so will u answer diz for me . post to my wall face book if u have...
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Barometer is the instrument that measures air pressure
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Weather forecasters take a look at surface data, upper air data, surface maps, and upper air maps to make a weather forecast. ...
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the higher in the air you go, the thinner the air gets. because the air is so thin at these heights, clouds have a lot more...
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First, the water evaporates. Second, the water transform into tiny droplets in the sky. Next, the droplets turns to clouds. Then,...
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Onshore breeze can be due to sunshine warming of the land mass, this causes the air over the land to rise and suck air over...
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Everywhere is south from the north pole. Due to the rotation of the earth the majority of the winds follow the weather from west...
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This is a cold front. The warm air is forced upwards by the cold air wedging underneath, often forming a narrow line of heavy...
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Trees hold moisture that moisture evaporates forming clouds
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< condensation = this is where the gas :water vapour, turns back into liquid. >
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dark clouds gives heavy rain while white clouds gives us fine weather
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The particles of gas press on Earth's surface and on everything they surround. The force put on a given area by the weight if the...
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Yes, kind of. Water vapor refers to moisture in the air while moisture can be moisture on an object, clothing, person, etc.
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Nimbostratus clouds...
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This is a warm front. They occur when a warmer air masses tries to push into a cooler, drier air mass. It has to ride up and over...
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low pressure system
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Well, no one really knows exactly why tornadoes form. There are two main ingredients needed for tornado formation: wind shear...
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When air gets colder, the molecules move closer together. The space between the molecules of air is where water particles stay...
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Jet streams are fast flowing, narrow air currents found at the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere (where...
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Tornadoes are associate with cumulonimbus clouds, wall clouds, and funnel clouds. Hurricanes are associated with cumulonimbus...
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a stationary front,but it will sometime move eventually.
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=Answer= When warm, moist air rises very quickly, deep cumulonibus storm clouds form. Ice crystals and water droplets whirl...
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Low pressure brings clouds and precipitation, because air flows towards the center where it rises, condenses, and precipitates.
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Water vapor is colorless and gaseous hence invisible.
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Not all clouds are pure white, however, for those that are white, it is due to their altitude and the reflection of sunlight. For...
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There are three common main cloud types that form in the different layers of the atmosphere. There is also a fourth common cloud...
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Cumulonimbus Clouds (thunderclouds) Cumulonimbus is a type of cloud that is tall, dense, and usually dark. These clouds form...
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Cold, sinking air aloft is compressed and heated as it sinks in areas of high pressure. This causes an elevated temperature...
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A cold front normally moves at twice the speed of a warm front. An occluded front forms when a cold front catches up with a warm...
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Cloud levels Clouds are generally categorized in three groups: Stratus (lower clouds), Alto (mid-level clouds), and Cirrus...
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A record was set in Vivian, South Dakota in 2010! On July 23, a stone 8 inches in diameter, 18.62 inches in circumference, and...
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low pressure
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Clouds The rain comes from the clouds which has water in the form of water vapour .These water vapour condenses due to low...
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Liquid actually can maintain its shape for a split second without anything holding it that way. If you fill a balloon with water,...
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Cirrus clouds are thin, white clouds that have a wispy, feathery appearance. They form at heights of 25,000 feet or more. They...
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Cumulus clouds are the common clouds that look like puffy balls of cotton, and may be well-defined within open sky. In unstable...
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They eventually come down as rain,snow,etc. They don't fall right away because they are made of very small droplets of water,...
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They float because they are made of water and ice particles. All together, it's really heavy, more than an elephant. However,...
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The submucosa of the nose is responsible for altering temperature & humidity of inspired air by its changeable rich vascular...
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The purpose they serve is they facilitate weather such as rain and snow. They reflect light and can hold heat in from a warm...
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