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What are the different forms of precipitation?
Describe each of them in a sentence or two.
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Rain,snow, snow grains,ice crystals,snow pellets,hail,sleet and drizzle
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There are totally 9 types of precipitation.
they are..
- rain
- snow
- sleet
- freezing rain
- hail
- drizzle
- sun shower
- snow grains
- diamond dust.
explanation
- Rain is any liquid that drops from the clouds in the sky. Rain is described as water droplets of 0.5 mm or larger.
- Snow occurs almost every time there is rain. However, snow often melts before it reaches the earth’s surface.
- Sleet takes place in freezing atmospheric conditions. Sleet, also known as ice pellets
- Freezing rain happens when rain falls during below freezing conditions/temperatures
- Hailstones are big balls and irregular lumps of ice that fall from large thunderstorms.
- Drizzle is very light rain. It is stronger than mist but less than a shower.
- Sun shower is a precipitation event that is registered when rain falls while the sun shines.
- Snow grains are very small white and opaque grains of ice.
- Diamond dust is extremely small ice crystals usually formed at low levels and at temperatures below -30 °C.
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