Precipitation© Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4557Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources.Some photos courtesy of NASA & NOAA.Precipitation Precipitation is water that has condensed in the atmosphere and falls to the Earth. Rain, sleet, snow and hail are different forms of precipitation. The type that falls depends on the temperature.Rain typically falls from stratus clouds in the form of a drizzle or mist. Sleet is a mixture of water and ice, while snow is basically water that has crystallized. Hail forms during a thunderstorm when water droplets move through a cycle of rising, freezing and falling inside a cumulonimbus cloud.cirrusstratuscumulushighfair topleasantprecipitationfair topleasantlowmid-levelCloud typeShapeAltitudeWeather-40-40-30-20-1001020304050-2002040608010012060708090100140160180200sleetsnowraincold freezing-40-40-30-20-1001020304050-200204060801001206070809010014016018020046802468211111rainsleetsnowhailCloud Type and WeatherPrecipitation is water that has condensed in the atmosphere and falls to the EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Rain, slleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttttt,,,,,,, ssssssssssssnnowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww aaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnnd hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiillllare different forms of precipitation. The type that falls depends on the tempppppppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrraaaaaaaattttttttttttuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeee..Rain typically falls from stratus clouds in the form ooooooooffffffffffffffff aaaaaaaaaaa ddddddddddddddddddrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzlllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeee oooooooooooorrrrrrrr mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmiiiiiist. SSSSSSSSSSSSSSllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttt iiiiiiiiiiiiiissssssssss a mixttttttture of water and ice, while snow is basically water that has crystallized. Hail forms ddddddduuuuuuuuuuuuuuurinnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggg aaaaaaaaaaaa ttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnderssttttttttttttttooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmm wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeen water droplets mooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvve tttttttttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuugggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh aaaaa cccccccccyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyccccccccccccclllllllee offffff rrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiinnnng, ffffffffffffffffrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeezing andddddddddddd falling insssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidddddddddddeee aaaaaaaaaaaaaa ccccccccccccccuuuuuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmuuuuuuuuuulonniiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmmmmmmmmbbbbbbbbbbbbbuuuuuuusssssssssssss ccccccccccccllllllllloudddddddddd.cirrusstratuscumulushighfair topleasantprecipitationfair topleasantlowmid-levelCloud typeShapeAltitudeWeatherAltitude-40-40-30-20-1001020304050-20020406080002060708090100406080200sleeeeeeeeettttttttttttttsnowrraincoolllllllddddddddddddddd freezing---4440-40-333333300000-20-1001020304050-200204060801001206070809010014016018020046802468211111rainsleetsnowhail
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