What Is Hail?
Hail is made up of small lumps of ice that sometimes fall during thunderstorms. Hail starts in thunderclouds as rain. As the raindrops form, strong air currents carry...
Read MoreHail is made up of small lumps of ice that sometimes fall during thunderstorms. Hail starts in thunderclouds as rain. As the raindrops form, strong air currents carry...
Read MoreWhy Do Clouds Change Shapes? Clouds change their shapes because parts of clouds evaporate when they come into contact with warmer air. A cloud is a mass of condensed...
Read MoreHow Salty Is the Ocean? In general, the salinity (saltiness) of the ocean is 3.5 percent by volume. A gallon of seawater contains about a quarter of a pound of salt....
Read MoreHow Are Hailstones Formed? Hailstones are balls of ice that fall from storm clouds. Hail is a type of precipitation, or water in the atmosphere. Hail starts out as...
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