vocabulary | Types of Precipitation | true of false |
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Precipitation
Any form of water that falls from the clouds is?
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Sleet is Ice particles smaller than 5 millimeters.
What is sleet? |
True
snow is measured with a measuring stick?
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Long period of time with little to no precipitation.
Define the word drought.
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When they touch a cold surface.
when does freezing rain freeze?
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False
Hailstones are round pellets of ice larger than 3 millimeters in diameter.
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A rain gauge
Rainfall is measured with what?
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Rain
What is the most common type of precipitation?
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True
Small planes are used to sprinkle chemicals into the clouds to try to produce rain.
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Cloud seeding
One method used to modify precipitation is called what?
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six
Snowflakes have how many sides or braches?
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True
Rain gages measure the amount of rain that falls.
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The process of water molecules escaping from the water to the air.
Evaporation
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Cumulonimbus
What kind of cloud does hail come from?
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True
Not all clouds produce precipitation.
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