What causes raindrops to be large or small?

169 viewsOtherPlanetary Science

What causes raindrops to be large or small?

In: Planetary Science

2 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

Raindrops are larger based on three primary factors:

* amount of available water vapor (self explanatory)
* distance to center of storm cloud (center = bigger)
* intensity of wind in the cloud (more wind = more collisions = bigger drops)

You are viewing 1 out of 2 answers, click here to view all answers.