6.2-Water in the Atmosphere - 3

What pulls the droplets to the ground during precipitation?

• Wind

• Gravity

• Sunlight

• Magnetism

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What is precipitation?

• The formation of clouds

• Water vapor in the atmosphere

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

• The process of evaporation

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Which of the following are types of precipitation?

• Smog and thunder

• Thunder, lightning

• Rain, snow, sleet, hailstone

• Sunshine, clouds, humidity

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What is a round pellet of ice called?

• Sleet

• Snowflake

• Hailstone

• Frost

What are ice particles smaller than hailstones called?

• Sleet

• Hail

• Snow

• Freezing rain

What is it called when rain hits a freezing surface?

• Snow

• Sleet

• Hail

• Freezing rain

How does snow form?

• By evaporation of water droplets

• When rain freezes in the atmosphere

• When water vapor changes directly to ice crystals

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What device is used to measure the amount of rainfall?

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Hygrometer

• Rain gauge

Which of the following are types of solid precipitation?

• Rain, fog

• Sleet, snow, hail

• Rain, smog

What is rain?

• The process of condensation

• The process of evaporation

• The type of liquid precipitation

• The formation of clouds

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