why does it rain sometimes and snow other times?

Question

I want to find out this for my chemestery class! it is 95 percent of my grade! (this is not cheeting,or this will not get me in trouble.
i repeat this will not get you or me in trouble.

Answer 1

it has to do with the air tempature. If the temp is above 32 degrees you will get rain, if it is below you will get snow.

Answer 2

It all has to do with the temperature of the upper atmosphere. The layer where the clouds are. Snow generally starts out as rain but as it falls to earth, the temperature turns it into snow. Freezing rain generally comes to earth as water vapour but turns into ice when the ground temperature is below freezing. Hail on the other hand starts out as frozen ice.

Answer 3

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION! It snows because it's cold enough to snow (around or below 32 degrees Farenheit) and it rains becuase it's warm enough to rain (above 32 degrees).

Answer 4

It snows when the water vapor in the clouds freezes directly into ice without going through a water stage. It rains when the water vapor just coalesces into raindrops and falls without freezing. Or as I told my little brother, "You get snow when the clouds get so cold they freeze and fall apart."

Answer 5

all kinds of precipitation starts off high in the atmosphere .. also all of it starts as snow because its so cold up there. as it falls down if the surface temperature doesnt change it will snow but if the surface temp is warmer it will rain

Answer 6

It snows because the rain freezes into snow.

Answer 7

If the surrounding temperature is too warm it will rain, if it's cold enough it will snow

Answer 8

temperature -- and all the things that bring the TEMPERATURE to the required level. ie 32 degrees Farenheight

Answer 9

because of the seasons winter summer fall and spring

Answer 10

if its below 32F then it will probably snow because anything below 32F is below freezing