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Pea0909berry

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on: Jul 14, 2018
Given that the diameter of the average raindrop is 100 times that of the average cloud droplet, the volume of the average raindrop is about this many times greater than that of the average cloud droplet:
 
  A) 100 times.
  B) 1000 times.
  C) 10000 times.
  D) 1000000 times.

Question 2

Raindrops fall to the ground when:
 
  A) they are at least five times the size of a cloud droplet.
  B) they reach a large enough terminal velocity for both their size and the distance between them and the ground.
  C) they are able to catch a fast-moving downdraft.
  D) the coalescence rate exceeds that of the collision rate.


micaelaswann

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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B


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