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Clouds are water vapor, not droplets.
by driftnet 3y ago
Clouds are water vapor, not droplets.
- abadpoli 3y ago“Cloud: Visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals suspended in the atmosphere“ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud
- singleshot_ 3y agoClouds are condensed water droplets in the air. The air below the cloud has just about the same amount of water in it, but at the altitude of the bottom of the cloud, the atmosphere is cool enough for that water vapor to condense, forming the cloud. Search terms include “lapse rate” if you would like to learn more.