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If drops fall from a cloud but dry before reaching the ground, what condition does this show?

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Correct answer: Virga

Answer: B, virga. Virga is precipitation that falls from a cloud but evaporates or otherwise disappears before reaching the ground. The usual cause is a relatively dry layer of air below the cloud. As the falling drops enter this layer, some of the surrounding air can take up water vapour, so the drops shrink and may vanish completely. The cloud is producing falling precipitation, but an observer at the surface may receive no rain. B is correct because it names this exact condition. A is wrong because heavy rainfall reaches the ground in substantial amount. C is wrong because hail consists of hard ice pellets and is not defined by drying before the surface. D is wrong because snowfall means snow reaches the ground. Memory cue: “Virga falls from the cloud but vanishes before the ground.”

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VirgaEvaporationDry Lower AirPrecipitationClouds And PrecipitationWater In The AtmosphereGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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