Why do the clouds float and not fall?
Where clouds form, the wind blows from the bottom to the top. This wind is called an updraft, and clouds cannot form where there is no wind. In other words, clouds are always blown by the wind from below.
In fact, the clouds are trying to fall, but because they are being blown up by the updrafts from below, they are unable to fall and remain in the same place for a long time. This updraft is the reason why the clouds are not falling.
However, if we continue to observe the clouds closely for a long time, we can see that the smallest cloud particles (0.02 mm in size) are falling very slowly, at a rate of 1 to 2 cm per second. However, because they are falling so slowly, they appear to our eyes to be floating without falling.
