Question

Part A: Explain why we do not measure the rate at which rain falls in meters per second? In your explanation, use reasoning based on appropriate units to model this situation.
Part B: What are the two quantities that should be measured to find the rate at which rain falls? Explain how the rate can be determined.

Answer 1

@ganeshie8

Answer 2

The rate at which rain falls is usually really slow, most places it only rains about 50 inches over the entire year. Measuring in meters per second, we'd have to have really small decimals.

For example, 1m/s rain would be a flood in less than a second...

To find the rate at which rain falls, you would need to measure the amount of rainfall and the time for that much rain to fall.

Answer 3

hmm...

Answer 4

so the amount of rainfall and the time for that much rainfall would be the 2 quantities?

Answer 5

@DDCamp

Answer 6

Yeah:
Rainfall / time