Precipitation

Precipitation By Briana Landis and Raven Bradshaw

Rain Rain- Water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops Rain is the most common type of precipitation.

If it rains lightly it is called drizzle. 

S now Snow Frozen precipitation in the form of white or translucent hexagonal ice crystals that fall in soft , white flakes

Water vapor in a cloud can sometimes turn into little ice crystals called snowflakes!

Snowflakes often join together in clumps to make snow, so you cannot see different shapes of each snowflake.

Sleet

rops that freeze when falling

Smaller than 5 millimeters, if bigger than 5 millimeters it will be considered hail

Sleet if often confused with freezing rain

Freezing Rain

Freezing Rain – Rain that freezes when it touches a cold surface

Can make power lines and trees Fall which will cut off power to home

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Hail Hail-Round pellets

of ice that fall from the sky.

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C u t a h a il sto n e in h a lf and you will se e la ye rs like a ca ke !

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Cites S te p h e n

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