Rain's Dirty Little Secret

To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:  Condensation: the process of water molecules glomming together into visible droplets Condensation nuclei: tiny solid particles that water vapor condenses onto (also called aerosols) Homogeneous condensation: condensation without any kind of condensation nuclei Dew point: the temperature below which water vapor starts to condense into droplets Heterogeneous condensation: condensation that happens with the help of condensation nuclei Critical Embryo: a cluster of water molecules big enough to easily gain more molecules Cloud chamber: a cool thing to check out if you want to build a particle detector at home (it involves pumping a bunch of water vapor into pure air; when a particle passes through, it leaves a streak of ionized water molecules that, in super-saturated air, can act as condensation nuclei!) MinuteEarth is produced by Neptune Studios LLC https://neptunestudios.info If you like what we do, you can help us! - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth   - Buy our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth   - Buy our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Sign up to our newsletter: http://news.minuteearth.com   - Share with your friends and family - Leave us a comment (we read them!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices