Forms+Of+Precipitation

Forms Of Precipitaion As water falls from the sky, it is affected by the atmospher and temperature. Depending on the location of where the water falls, it can form into 5 different states. Rain, Snow, Hail, Sleet, and Freezing rain. Rain Is liquid precipitation that forms in either nimbostratus clouds or cumulonimbus clouds. Snow is precipitation in the form of ice crystals called snowflakes, the size and shape of snow flakes depends on temperature. Hail is precipitation in the form of round, solid pieces of ice more then 5mm in diamiter. Hail forms in cumulonimbus clouds. Sleet is precipitation in the form of ice particles that are usually smaller then 5mm in diamiter. Sleet is rain that freezes while it falls. Freezing rain is rain that freezes after hitting the surface. the amount of heat transers into the mosture and depending on the temperature the water turns into one of the 5 states. therefore there are many forms of precipitation, and they are all over the worls everyday.

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