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When cloud particles become too heavy to remain suspended in the air, they fall to the earth as precipitation. Precipitation occurs in a variety of forms; hail, rain, freezing rain, sleet or snow.
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(WW2010) - Introduces high, middle and low level clouds, vertically developed clouds, plus lifting mechanisms and processes responsible for producing clouds and precipitation. ... Some clouds are accompanied by precipitation; rain, snow, hail, sleet, even freezing rain. The purpose of this module is to introduce a number...
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Precipitation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Precipitation may refer to: • Precipitation (meteorology), rain, sleet, hail, snow and other forms of water falling from the sky • Precipitation (chemistry), the condensation of a solid from a soluti...
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This kind of precipitation is called sleet. It bounces when it hits the ground. If snowflakes completely melt in the warmer air, but temperatures are below freezing near the ground, rain may freeze on contact with the ground or the streets.
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When clouds develop or precipitation occurs, something is making the air rise. When air rises it expands and gets colder and since colder air cannot hold as much moisture as warm air, the water condenses to form clouds and sometimes rain or ice or snow!
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Precipitation (meteorology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors , which are atmospheric water phenomena) is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour that is depo...
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Precipitation (pre-sip-uh-tay-shun) is any form of water that falls to the Earth's surface. Different forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, hail, snow, sleet, and freezing rain.
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Precipitation refers to water that is found in the air as water vapour or as water droplets that fall from the sky, whatever form they take. Precipitation is part of the water cycle and responsible for many of the weather phenomenon experienced on Earth.
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