forms+of+precipitations

By Nikita Sevenans and Shaye Baer Introduction:

Precipitation is all types of moisture that falls to the earth. There are many different forms of precipitation. The most known ones are: rain, snow, hail, sleet, and freezing rain, but there are many others. The precipitation form is the state that the moisture is in, such as liquids, freezing, or frozen states. All precipitation is formed in clouds.

States of precipitations:

Rain is a state of liquid precipitation, it relates to the earth because it is the main freshwater source around the world. Rain helps crop irrigation and it helps the dryness in the deserts.

Snow is a state of frozen precipitation. It is ice crystals that form into flakes. Snow is always found in the poles of the earth; north and south pole. But it is also found in other areas too, because some areas have both rain, snow and humidity; along with many other climates.

Hail is a dense precipitation type. It forms because of ice crystals and sometimes it is soft when the hail is at a temperature below freezing. It helps the earth like snow and is found in some of the same places.

Sleet is just frozen raindrops. In a sleet situation the lowest layer of the troposphere will be below freezing temperature.

Freezing rain is the same as rain but has a smaller raindrop size, and freezes when it reaches the earths surface.

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(Four main forms of precipitation )

Precipitation is part of the heat and water cycle. Precipitation is the moisture in the heat cycle and when it falls to the earth from the clouds, it is the water cycle.

** Percipitation falling in the form of rain; supplying water into dams and water plants to make freshwater.**  **[]**