Discover interesting things about rain

Rain contains many interesting things that not everyone knows, such as not every rain formed from water.

Interesting things about rain

Most rain drops do not fall to the ground

Clouds form when a hot air mass meets cold air. Normally, the hot air mass will be pushed higher than the cold air mass. At that time, the condensation phenomenon began to occur, forming raindrops.

The raindrop becomes flat like a hamburger when it collides with other raindrops on its way to the ground.(Photo: Mylyan-Monastyrska / Shutterstock)

Before the raindrops fell on the surface of the Earth, hot air flowed up and continued to push them up. This process repeats many times during a thunderstorm, causing the rain drop to grow (even forming ice grains if hail occurs). Finally the rain falls on the ground when its density is larger than the cloud where it forms, or because the hot air moves up and disintegrates.

Not every rain formed from water

The size and gravity of Venus is similar to Earth. However, the similarities between the two planets only stop here. Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System with an average temperature of about 500 ° C. Surrounding Venus is mercury clouds, hydrocarbon ferric chloride and sulfuric acid, producing the most corrosive acid rain in the solar system.

The nature of rain depends on the type of clouds in the sky

We can predict the relative rainfall without looking at mobile weather applications. The two most common types of rain clouds are stratigraphic clouds (Nimbostratus) and cumulonimbus clouds (Cumulonimbus). Floor clouds are often black, gray and at low altitudes. If you see this kind of cloud, a prolonged rain is about to happen. The cumulonimbus cloud is a thundercloud with the shape of a mountain or tower, a dark bottom. This type of cloud creates hail and tornado.

Rain does not have a drop shape

Books, TV shows and weather forecast channels often illustrate rain drops that have the shape of a drop of water. In fact, raindrops are spherical when they form. Then they become flat like a hamburger when colliding with other raindrops on the road that falls to the ground.