What Are Clouds Made Of?
9. Heavy
Clouds generally appear to be light and fluffy when we look up at them from below. It might be easy to think that they are light but the reality is that they will be very heavy overall. Depending on the type of cloud that has formed, there will be around 5 grams of water for every cubic meter of cloud. This may not sound a lot, but that can amount to a lot of water when the total size of the cloud is taken into consideration.
It has been calculated that an average cloud will contain 500,000 kg of water. With that in mind, its a good job it falls drop by drop and not all in one go.
