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Weather Factors
Precipitation
Chapter 2
Section 5
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Precipitation
• Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface
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Types of Precipitation
• 6 types…– Rain– Sleet– Freezing Rain– Hail– Snow– Mist/Drizzle
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Rain
• Most Common– Diameter
• 0.5 millimeter or bigger
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Mist or Drizzle
• Small rain drops– Diameter
• Smaller than 0.5 millimeter
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Hail
• Rain drops that freeze in the air– Diameter
• 0.5 mm or bigger
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Sleet
• Rain drops that freeze in the air– Smaller than 0.5 mm diameter
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Snow
• Water vapor freezing in the cloud– Six sides
• No two are identical
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Freezing Rain
• Rain drop does not freeze until it hits something– Heavy!!!