EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Clouds form when the invisible water vapor in the air condenses into visible water droplets or ice crystals. For this to happen, the parcel of air must be saturated, i.e. unable to hold all the water it contains in vapor form, so it starts to condense into a liquid or solid form.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cirrus clouds are wispy, feathery, and composed entirely of ice crystals. They often are the first sign of an approaching warm front or upper-level jet streak.

Detailed explanation-3: -The process of water changing from a gas to a liquid is called “condensation, ” and when gas changes directly into a solid, it is called “deposition.” These two processes are how clouds form.

Detailed explanation-4: -Precipitation is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

Detailed explanation-5: -Precipitation forms in the clouds when water vapor condenses into bigger and bigger droplets of water. When the drops are heavy enough, they fall to the earth. If a cloud is colder, like it would be at higher altitudes, the water droplets may freeze to form ice.