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What is the name for raindrops falling from high clouds that evaporate in dry air before reaching the ground?

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Correct answer: Virga

Correct answer: B, virga. Virga is precipitation that falls from a cloud but evaporates, or sometimes sublimates, before it reaches the Earth’s surface. This commonly occurs when the air below the cloud is dry. Falling rain adds water vapour to that air as it evaporates, which can cool the air and sometimes produce downward-moving gusts. However, no measurable rain reaches the ground at the place where the streak disappears. A is wrong because dew-point condensation describes water vapour condensing when air reaches saturation, not precipitation vanishing below a cloud. C is wrong because hail is frozen precipitation made of ice. D is not a recognised name for this cloud process and refers neither to evaporation nor to falling precipitation. A useful memory cue is: virga looks like rain streaks hanging from a cloud, but the streaks fade before touching the ground.

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VirgaPrecipitationEvaporationHydrological CycleThe Living WorldBiologyClass 11 Mcq

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