EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The base of the cloud forms at the altitude at which the rising air cools and condensation starts. However, rising air remains warmer than the surrounding air and continues to rise. As it rises, more vapor condenses, forming the billowing columns.

Detailed explanation-2: -When the Sun warms the Earth, warm air rises into the atmosphere. As it rises, it expands and cools. Water vapor condenses out of the cool air to form a cloud.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thunderstorm clouds form when warm air currents rise above the Earth’s surface creating cumulonimbus clouds. These clouds produce rain, lightning, hail and occasionally tornadoes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Clouds generally form within the troposphere, or the layer of atmosphere closest to the earth. As they rise and fall, they may appear in infinite variations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Weather fronts can cause clouds to form. Fronts occur when two large masses of air collide at the Earth’s surface. Warm fronts produce clouds when warm air replaces cold air by sliding above it.