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Convectional rainfall occurs as a result of one of the three mechanisms that produce rain. When a fluid, such as air, is warmed from the bottom, for instance by earth warmed by sunlight, the lighter air rises drawing cooler air in underneath it. This sets up a so-called convectional flow. If the air near the ground is moist then when the it rises it will form clouds whose droplets coalesce to form convectional rain.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoPrecipitation is any form of moisture that falls to the Earth. When the land warms up it heats the air above. Which causes it to expand and rise.
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∙ 14y agoThis is where warm air rises, when the conditions are right the sun can intensly heat the ground causing warm air to rise.
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∙ 10y agoConvectional rainfall is rainfall from convective clouds such as cumulonimbus. Therefore, it occurs everywhere that thunderstorms happen, which is most of the world.
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∙ 10y agoConvectional rainfall occurs when the energy of the heats the earth's surface and causes water to evaporate changing to water vapor which then forms clouds and rain comes down.
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∙ 9y agowhen warm and warm air meet
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What is a basal drag?
It is a force that could be contributing or complementing mantle convectional currents in the movements of lithospheric or tectonic plates. This force is generated when there is friction between convectional currents and the lithospheric or tectonic plate that lies above.
The long-term weather conditions in an area is referred to as the?
climate
What is water that returns to earth in liquid or solid form?
Rain, hail and snow are all forms of precipitation.
What is a term for no precipitation?
Virga is rain that does not reach the earth. Droughts are extended periods with no precipitation.
How is precipitation measured?
Inches
What type of precipitation is there in thunder?
Convectional Precipitation
What climate is convectional precipitation in?
Tropical
What type of precipitation is caused by air being heated at the surface of the earth?
Convectional precipitation is the type of precipitation caused by air being heated at the surface of the earth. Convectional precipitation can fall anywhere on earth.
The earths precipitation occurs as convectional orographic or?
frontal
What part of Canada does convectional precipitation mainly occur?
interior plains
What causes convectional precipitation and storms?
it`s that the clouds make it that way
Why is there more precipitation along the coast in the pacific west than farther inland?
There is more precipitation along the coast in the pacific west than the farther land because of the convectional currents that cause convectional rainfall.
What are three ways of precipitation?
orographic, cyclonic/frontal, convectional rainfall
What is step 2 of convectional rainfall?
As the air rises, it cools and condenses. Clouds form and precipitation occurs.
What are 3 common types of precipitation form?
The four types of precipitation are rain, snow, sleet, and hail. OR: orographic, cyclonic/frontal, convectional rainfall
What role does convection play in precipitation?
Convectional precipitation occurs in hot, moist climates where the sun quickly heats the air. The heated air rises, and by afternoon clouds form and rain falls.
What are convectional and non convectional methods of speed control of a induction motor?
The flux control method is the convectional and the non-convectional method of speed control of an induction motor.
