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Cloud Burst

The cloud burst is now raining.


  • The clouds tend to block sunlight and producing a cooling effect. - 717
  • The dark clouds are beginning to gather. - 718
  • The clouds drift across the sky. - 17792
  • "I got hit in the back of the head by the biggest single rain drop known to man! It hit me so hard I was instantly offended and ready to fight thinking someone just spat on me." - Joshua Wesley - 510
  Key words: Burst, Cloud, Cloud-Burst, Rain  

  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)  

Question: What is a cloud?
  Answer: A cloud is a visible collection of water vapor, ice crystals, smoke, or dust particles in the air. - 199

Question: When are clouds formed?
  Answer: Clouds are formed when air that contains water vapor cools below the dew point. - 200
  Reference: The American Heritage Science Dictionary

Question: What is cloud computing?
  Answer: Cloud computing is computing resources delivered over the internet. - 198

Question: What is the purpose of cloud seeding?
  Answer: Cloud-seeding is a type of weather-modification that has been used to cause rain to fall. - 296

Question: What chemical is used for cloud seeding?
  Answer: Silver-iodide have been historically used for cloud-seeding. Other chemicals are also being tested. - 297

Question: What is rain?
  Answer: Rain is water that condensed in the clouds and falls to earth in drops. - 133

Question: What is the purpose of a rain barrel?
  Answer: A rain-barrel collects rain-water. Every home should have at least one. - 298

Question: What are the colors of the rainbow?
  Answer: The colors of the rainbow include: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. - 4342


  External related links to the world ...  

Clouds
 Clouds

 A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air.

weatherwizkids.com/cloud.htm - 185
PSU Weather Center
 PSU Weather Center

 Basic cloud forms from the PSC Meteorology Program, with plenty of photographs and explanations.

vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html - 186
Dan's Wild Weather
 Dan's Wild Weather

 Meteorologists rank clouds according to their height.

wildwildweather.com/clouds.htm - 187
Atmospheric Science for Kids
 Atmospheric Science for Kids

 What is Air Made of?

dmdykstra.com/info/what-is-air-made-of-atmospheric-science-for-kids - 188
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  Comments and Quotes  

When I was little, it never would have occurred to me to draw a picture with clouds in the sky that looked like stripes and streaks, because they didn't. How often do we see big puffy clouds now? The only kind I ever used to draw. Hardly ever. They're all spray-on. - Amber Salvati - 29


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