What is Precipitation?

True or False: Only liquid can be classified as precipitation.

• True

• False

True or False: Precipitation is part of the weather.

• True

• False

True or False: In addition to rain; snow, sleet, and hail are also forms of precipitation.

• True

• False

When the sun heats water in oceans, rivers, and lakes, some of that liquid changes into a gas called--

• carbon

• greenhouse gas

• precipitation

• vapor

The change from a liquid to a gas is called-

• evaporation

• condensation

• formation

• diffusion

Water vapor rises high in the sky. The air gets ________ as the vapor rises.

• Warmer

• Colder

When the water vapor begins to cool, it turns into tiny droplets of water called-

• clouds

• moisture

• condensation

• precipitation

The movement of water down to the Earth and back up to the sky is called--

• Temperature

• Weather

• The Water Cycle

• The Precipitation Cycle

The type of precipitation that falls from the clouds depends on the ____________ of the air.

• atmosphere

• weight

• density

• temperature

Scientists that study and measure the weather are called-

• geologists

• astronomers

• meteorologists

• cosmonauts