How do clouds manage to stay in the sky? Detailed answer

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How do clouds manage to stay in the sky?

First of all, it should be said that not all clouds float across the sky. Some of them are at the very surface of the earth! After all, what we call fog is just such a cloud. Air always contains some amount of water vapor. As warm, moist air cools, this vapor begins to condense.

Condensation is the process of the transition of a substance from a gaseous state to a liquid state, the reverse of the process of evaporation. As a result, a large number of small water droplets accumulate in the air, the accumulation of which forms clouds. Air currents rising up from the earth support the clouds in the sky.

However, as the air continues to cool, more and more water accumulates in the cloud. Gradually, small drops become larger and larger, until finally they become so heavy that they fall to the ground in the form of rain. If they have to pass through a layer of air in which the temperature is below freezing, then in the form of snow or hail.

Clouds form at different heights above the earth's surface. In accordance with this, they are divided into several types: high, medium-high, low and those that can exist at all levels.

Author: Likum A.

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