2007-10-01 22:33:28 · 11 answers · asked by phoenixxgrey 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
It's semantics.
Because snowflakes have much higher coeffecient of drag and less weight than raindrops, they offer resistance to the air as they come down. So, snowflakes tend to come down much slower than raindrops; hence the 'falling'. We use 'dropping' because it has more of a speed element attached to its meaning.
2007-10-01 22:46:17 · answer #1 · answered by swimeveryday 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure?
but i think rain does fall.
Rain drops are the water particles the fall.
Snow does fall, but a single piece of snow is a snowflake.
2007-10-02 05:40:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think because rain is heavier than snow
2007-10-02 07:44:05 · answer #3 · answered by teatotler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically they both fall, it's raindrops and snowflakes. We don't say rain is dropping. Pouring yes but never dropping.
2007-10-02 05:38:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because rain is liquid and snow is solid
2007-10-02 05:35:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rain is liquid so it 'drops' snow's solid so it 'falls'
2007-10-02 06:35:47 · answer #6 · answered by yikes! 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
THE ONLY THINGS I KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET A DROP OF ARE LIQUIDS
AND
SNOW IS LIGHT AND YOU MAY NOT EVEN HEAR IT AS IT DRIFTS DOWNWARDS.
2007-10-02 07:45:22 · answer #7 · answered by smittnlittlkitn 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rain is heavier and comes down harder and faster than snow, which usually comes down more softly and gently.
2007-10-05 23:50:17 · answer #8 · answered by deva 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because snow is lighter and just kinds of wafts down. i should know i live in minnesota
2007-10-02 07:43:51 · answer #9 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everybody is trying to give you the answer but they seem to be beating about the bush.
What do you want them to be and we will make it so!!
2007-10-06 01:21:25 · answer #10 · answered by Gingo! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋