thought about that when I went swimming with some friends and we saw some dark rain clouds approaching. starting thinking why rain clouds are dark. good thing it didnt rain until we got home!
2006-11-19 17:04:53 · 6 answers · asked by Ku 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
They appear dark because they are very thick clouds and obscure sunlight from getting through. If viewed from above, they appear pure white.
2006-11-19 23:04:27 · answer #1 · answered by Alex 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
On the fifth day God created rain clouds and said "bugger... I've run out of white paint, oh well, I'll use this colour I was going to use when I was gonna create Battleships tomorrow" ;)
What the others said really.
Ooh, and ignore the saying "every cloud has a silver lining". Its likely to be a 747 coming in the other direction!!
2006-11-20 00:21:56 · answer #2 · answered by minisandmoto 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you could think of it like this, the volume of water contained must be higher. A glass of water is clear, a pool is blue, the ocean is dark blue or dark green. The colour increases with volume.
2006-11-19 17:08:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those clouds are closer to us, there is less light coming through them because they are more dense and the water the contain is more liquid than vapor.
2006-11-19 17:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by kihela 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What the other two said.
Plus, since they are denser they might have also more pollutants in them.
2006-11-19 17:16:15 · answer #5 · answered by r_e_a_l_miles 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
um, because they have more water in them, therefore, allow less light through
2006-11-19 17:07:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋