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I mean, what makes water vapour clump together to form clouds?

2007-01-07 04:38:11 · 8 answers · asked by swordman 2 in Science & Mathematics Weather

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As you know, heat from the sun causes water from earth's lakes and other bodies of water to evaporate. As it evaporates, water rises in the atmosphere. As the air rises, it cools because it is not only expanding, but it is traveling further away from the heat source. Eventually the air will cool to its dewpoint. AT that point, the air is saturated and the water vapor can condense onto tiny particals called condensation nuclei. When enough droplets condense, they become visible and we see them as clouds. So basically, water vapor clumps together because over time it saturates the air to a point where it starts to combine. The low temperature of the higher point in the atmosphere causes the water molecules to contract so that causes it to 'clump' too

2007-01-07 04:43:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Once the sun hets the surface, or a lifting mechanism comes, it causes the water particles to bubble and boil and they gradually rise into the atmosphere. This process is known as evaporation. Then if the condensation levelas arew right, the water particles will collide with dust paritcles and other types of elements and form clouds. That is also why they you not to eat precipitation and why te sky is blue, because all the water partcles are in the sky, but the condensations levels are nto right for the water particle to cool, collide with dust particles, and form clouds. However, depending on how cold the temperature is in the stmosphere compared to the dew point and surface temp will decide what ype of water droplets of ice xrystals will form when the cloud does form after the condensaton stage.

2007-01-07 06:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Clouds form by a process called condensation. Condensation is when water vapor changes into a liquid. This happens when the air is so moist that it can no longer hold any water. In other words, the air is saturated.

In order for anything to happen, the sun must heat the earth and in turn, heat the air above it. This warmer air will rise up into the atmosphere. We must keep in mind that there are also other lifting mechanisms that cause air to rise. As the air rises, it cools because it is not only expanding, but it is traveling further away from the heat source. Eventually the air will cool to its dewpoint. Now the air is saturated and the water vapor can condense onto tiny particals called condensation nuclei. When enough droplets condense, they become visible and we see them as clouds.

2007-01-07 04:45:35 · answer #3 · answered by flymetothemoon279 5 · 0 1

Through pretense and secludeness in moisture. This enables wind to be seen and molts the carbides and ozone layers in athmosphere into phosfates and potasiums, to experience dusk and smog. After some four days have lapsed from appearance of moisture in thin air, some condensation and fallout appears to happen. When it is rather obvious sun is there, the clouds are disguising figures and make the illusion of vapor out of gravity, when they do ellevate and drop altitude with mood changes around temperature alone. Now about the forgiveness of matter clumsily clumping together, it is due to space conditions not anything else, they can form together there alone, it should be final or they evaporate and rain.

2007-01-07 04:50:31 · answer #4 · answered by Manny 5 · 0 2

They don't exactly clump together. They just form when the humidity is too high and the temperature too low to allow the water to remain as vapour.

2007-01-07 04:42:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

solar causes water to evaporate into the ambience. This air containing the water vapor is heated on the exterior of the earth and rises. because it rises, it cools and the water vapor condenses on some sort of particulate count number alongside with airborne dirt and mud, ash, or smoke to form clouds. decrease clouds encompass water droplets and better clouds encompass ice debris. higher humidity leads to extra cloud formation.

2016-12-01 23:18:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

gravity pulls the vapors together... like thee planet saturn

2007-01-07 04:45:35 · answer #7 · answered by Thermos 2 · 0 1

as above

2007-01-07 21:03:45 · answer #8 · answered by dream theatre 7 · 1 0

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