How are clouds made, and why do they float in the sky?
Cloud's Slow Magic
How are clouds made, and why do they float in the sky?
Look up. A cloud drifts by like a slow, lazy whale made of cotton — except it's not cotton at all. It's mostly water, and it weighs as much as a few hundred elephants. So here's the real mystery: how does something that heavy just hang there?
It all starts with water doing a disappearing act. Warm sunshine heats puddles, lakes, and oceans, and the water turns into vapor — an invisible gas that floats up into the air. You can't see it, but it's there, rising quietly all around you.
