# why does gravitational force bring the clouds down? [duplicate]

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The Density of Clouds

according to definition of cloud :

A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground

as there's an enormous amount of gravitational force on earth why can't the cloud particles cant get attracted towards earth ,

my general question is if we threw an object which weighs even 1milligram to ground it gets attracted and falls down on earth,

As per the gravity definition:

an attractive force that affects and is produced by all mass and other forms of energy as well as pressure and stress


so why can't the cloud's particle can't get attracted by gravitational force as the cloud is an form when they have tons of water particles in them?

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## marked as duplicate by John Rennie, Qmechanic♦, Colin K, dmckee♦Aug 14 '12 at 16:37

please help me in providing tags for this question –  BlueBerry - Vignesh4303 Aug 14 '12 at 10:28
your question is pretty much an exact duplicate of the question I've linked. It's usually a good idea to search the forum before posting. Have a read of the other post, and if anything is still unclear maybe edit your question or post a new one. –  John Rennie Aug 14 '12 at 10:42
"so why can't the cloud's particle can't get attracted by gravitational force as the cloud is an form when they have tons of water particles in them?" Because the cloud is so light, this gravity between the particles of the cloud is negligibly small since it is completely accounted for by air resistance, frication etc,.. –  Dimensio1n0 Jun 6 '13 at 13:05