2006-07-01 18:19:37 · 9 answers · asked by amberlylane666 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Clouds consist of small water droplets. The size of those droplets vary. If the droplets are small, the cloud appears white. If they are big, the cloud appears grey.
Clouds also often appear more grey than white if they are large (horizontally and vertically), since less sunlight comes through.
(Not all clouds consist of water droplets. Some consist of small ice crystals, or a mix of water droplets and ice crystals. Ice crystals generally make the cloud look white, rather than grey.)
2006-07-01 21:35:59 · answer #1 · answered by Barret 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Clouds are masses of water droplets, they look white, but in reality they are clear water, they look grey when the density of the clouds gets very heavy and filled with more water which allows less light to come through the cloud of water droplets.
2006-07-01 18:23:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clouds are collections of water vapor, or tiny droplets of water. Also, since they're formed from evaporation, they are essentially distilled water. So, like liquid water, they are actually clear. They get their "color" from their light refraction and opacity. That just means how much light they let through and at what angle the light is directed. Grey clouds are typically gray because they are larger, thicker masses of water vapor, so more light is refracted away from the ground. So when you look straight up, most of the light is being refracted, or bent away from you, so they look dark.
2006-07-01 18:25:52 · answer #3 · answered by romantemple16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
white clouds are just a bunch of water molecules "stuck" together. when the cloud is grey it is too much water formed in that little area and that is why it rains to get rid of the excess water.
2006-07-02 08:48:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The more moisture they contain the darker they will be. Also, the sun may reflect off of them and cause them to appear red. I have even seen a greenish cloud before right before it rained.
2006-07-01 18:23:59 · answer #5 · answered by synchronicity915 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-01 01:57:05 · answer #6 · answered by mcthay 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clouds, when they become dense, charged (or as they call "rain bearing"), it becomes more watery than vapourlike, and get the grey colour .
2006-07-01 18:24:35 · answer #7 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clouds appear in many colors due to color of the light shining upon them.When they look gray they are laden with moisture...tom science
2006-07-02 16:51:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are really grey. because of the dust particles in the air.
2006-07-02 02:17:13 · answer #9 · answered by Bass_Guitar_Player 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋