Weather Flashcards

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Precipitation

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Water that falls, in any of its forms, from the air to the Earth

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Clouds that create precipitation

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Clouds with Nimbo- or -nimbus

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Four Main Types of Precipitation

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-Rain
-Snow
-Sleet
-Hail

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Rain

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Drops of liquid
-Most common type of precipitation

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Snow

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Solid precipitation in form of flakes

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Sleet

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Small rain drops that freeze while falling down

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Hail

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Variety of sizes of ice usually in formed in cumulonimbus clouds

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