Rain and Snow

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What is precipitation?

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Precipitation is rain, sleet, hail, or snow that falls from the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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Is snow a solid form of precipitation?

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True

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How does rain happen?

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Rain falls when water drops become heavier than the air.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What temperature must it be for it to snow?

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The air temperature must be 32 degrees or below.

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What do clouds look like?

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Clouds can be white or gray; fluffy or thin and wispy.

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What is rain?

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Rain is liquid water droplets that fall from clouds.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is sleet?

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Sleet is small ice pellets that fall from the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

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What is hail?

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Hail is balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from thunderstorms.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

What is snow?

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Snow is frozen water crystals that fall from clouds.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What do we call the water cycle?

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The water cycle is the process of water moving from the ground to the sky and back.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4