Precipitation
What is precipitation?
When moisture collects in clouds and water droplets become too heavy and fall back down to the surface.
What is the process of moisture collecting in clouds called?
Condensation
What is the process called where moisture circulates between the earth's bodies of water and the atmosphere?
The Water Cycle
What is the process of moisture collecting in the clouds?
Condensation
What is the process of moisture circulating between the surface of the Earth and the atmosphere?
The Water Cycle
What is the process of moisture falling back to the earth's surface?
Precipitation
Tiny droplets of water is called:
Moisture
What is the process of absorbing water called?
Hydrated
Moisture that falls as water droplets:
Rain
Moisture that forms as ice crystals and falls in the form of flakes:
Snow
Moisture that freezes in the air forming ice pellets:
Sleet
Moisture that falls as water droplets, but freezes into a solid form upon contact with frozen surface:
Freezing Rain
Lumps of ice that are formed by moisture freezing and thawing within a cloud- falls to the ground as an ice clump:
Hail
When moisture from the air collects together and falls to the ground, it is called:
Hint: If you walk on your grass early in the morning, it may make your feet wet!
Dew
Remember when we filled your white/clear water bottle with ice water and the outside became wet with water droplets as though it were sweating? What is this process called?
Condensation
Once the air temperature is below 0, water freezes. What is frozen dew called?
Frost
True or False:
Technically, dew and frost are not precipitation.
True