Ch 13: Lesson 1- Precipitation

This type of precipitation falls through the atmosphere as a liquid and stays a liquid after hitting the ground.

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

• freezing rain

__________________ is the type of precipitation that is probably most common on Earth.

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

• freezing rain

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This type of precipitation takes the form of large chunks of ice that fall from the sky.

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

• freezing rain

This type of precipitation is a liquid when it falls through the atmosphere but freezes on contact with the ground.

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

• freezing rain

When hail falls during the summer, what is the most likely cause?

• High air pressure prevents ice from melting into rain.

• Strong updrafts within the clouds lift ice crystals until they are too heavy to remain aloft.

• The area where it falls is near the arctic circle.

• Sudden severe change in the global climate can cause hail in the summer.

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All precipitation starts as this type.

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

• freezing rain

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This type of precipitation changes to rain while falling through the atmosphere but changes back to ice before hitting the ground.

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

• freezing rain

This is a type of precipitation that will be on the ground only if both the air temperature and ground temperature are below freezing.

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

• freezing rain

__________________ is a type of precipitation that can cause great damage to property because it is the largest and heaviest type.

• rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

• freezing rain

What is the term for this description: water vapor cooling, it forms liquid water

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