Precipitation

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What is precipitation?

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Precipitation is any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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What is condensation in the water cycle?

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Condensation is the process where water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water droplets, forming clouds.

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What is acid rain?

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Acid rain is rainwater that has a higher acidity than normal due to pollutants in the atmosphere, which can harm the environment.

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What type of precipitation falls as liquid water?

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Rain is the type of precipitation that falls from clouds as liquid water.

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What are stratus clouds?

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Stratus clouds are layered clouds that often cover the sky and can produce light drizzle.

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What is hail?

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Hail is a type of precipitation that forms when updrafts in thunderstorms carry water droplets upward into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere, where they freeze into ice.

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What is the role of evaporation in the water cycle?

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Evaporation is the process where liquid water is transformed into water vapor, rising into the atmosphere.

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What is the difference between sleet and snow?

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Sleet is small ice pellets that form when raindrops freeze before reaching the ground, while snow is formed from ice crystals that fall to the ground.

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What are cumulus clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy, white clouds with a flat base, often associated with fair weather.

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What is runoff in the water cycle?

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Runoff is the flow of water, from rain or melting snow, that moves across the ground and returns to rivers, lakes, and oceans.