Types of Precipitation

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What is precipitation?

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Precipitation is any form of water that falls from the sky, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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What are the main types of precipitation?

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The main types of precipitation are rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

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What is rain?

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Rain is liquid water droplets that fall from clouds when they become too heavy.

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What is snow?

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Snow is frozen water crystals that fall from clouds when the temperature is very cold.

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What is sleet?

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Sleet is small ice pellets that form when rain freezes before hitting the ground.

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What is hail?

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Hail is balls or irregular lumps of ice that fall from thunderstorms.

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Which of the following is NOT a form of precipitation: Snow, Sleet, Fog, Rain?

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Fog is NOT a form of precipitation.

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What does it mean when it snows?

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It means that water vapor in the air freezes into ice crystals and falls to the ground.

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How does sleet form?

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Sleet forms when raindrops freeze before they reach the ground.

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What is the difference between rain and snow?

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Rain is liquid water, while snow is frozen water.