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Rain is formed when [[water vapor]] condenses within [[cloud]]s on minute particles of [[dust]] or [[sea salt]].{{fact}} As the small droplets merge, they become too heavy to remain suspended in the cloud and fall to the surface as rain.{{fact}} | Rain is formed when [[water vapor]] condenses within [[cloud]]s on minute particles of [[dust]] or [[sea salt]].{{fact}} As the small droplets merge, they become too heavy to remain suspended in the cloud and fall to the surface as rain.{{fact}} | ||
| − | The notion that rain is made when fairies cry is found in poetry and song. | + | The notion that rain is made when fairies cry is found in poetry and song[cite needed]. |
Scientifically speaking, rain is a form of [[precipitation]], part of the [[hydrological cycle]]. | Scientifically speaking, rain is a form of [[precipitation]], part of the [[hydrological cycle]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:32, April 2, 2007
Rain is part of the water cycle, in which "rain falls from the clouds, evaporates, and turns into moisture in the air, which then condenses to form new clouds and thus begins the cycle once again." [1]
Rain is formed when water vapor condenses within clouds on minute particles of dust or sea salt.[Citation Needed] As the small droplets merge, they become too heavy to remain suspended in the cloud and fall to the surface as rain.[Citation Needed]
The notion that rain is made when fairies cry is found in poetry and song[cite needed].
Scientifically speaking, rain is a form of precipitation, part of the hydrological cycle.