Question

what is precipitation

Answer 1

Precipitation (Water Falling from the Sky) There are many different types of precipitation—rain, snow, hail, and sleet for example—yet they all have a few things in common. They all come from clouds. They are all forms of water that fall from the sky.

Answer 2

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Continuous condensation causes the droplets in the clouds to grow in size . Being unable to resist the gravitational force of the earth , the water droplets get released from the clouds and fall on the earth in different forms . This process is called precipitation.

There are different froms of precipitation . The common manifestation of precipitation is in the form of water drops . This is rainfall .

When the temperature falls below 0°Celcius , Precipitation reaches the earth in the form of tiny ice crystals . This is snowfall .

If the water droplets released from the clouds happen to pass through colder layers of the atmosphere , they may reach the earth in the form of ice pellets . This is called hailstones..