7.3 Precipitation

Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface

• clouds

• precipitation

• drought

• run off

*select all that apply*

What are common types of precipitation?

• drought

• rain

• snow

• birds

What is the most common kind of precipitation?

• snow

• sun

• rain

• cats

An open-ended tube that collects rain

• rain gauge

• precipitation collector

• rain can

• drizzle bucket

A rain gauge collects ____ times the actual depth of rain that falls.

• 1

• 5

• 10

• 200

Raindrop that fall as liquid water but freeze when they touch a cold surface

• snow

• ice

• freezing rain

• ice water

Water vapor in a cloud is converted directly into ice crystals

• freezing rain

• snow

• sleet

• Christmas

Ice particles that falls and are smaller than 5mm in diameter

• snow

• sleet

• ice pellet

• seeds

*Select all that apply*

What are ways to measure snow?

• by measuring with a ruler

• by making snow angels

• by measuring the water vapor during evaporation

• melting collected snow and measuring the water

an overflowing of water in a normally dry area

• drought

• hurricane

• tornado

• flood