Precipitation Types Exercise

Precipitation Types

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Precipitation Types

Learn about the different forms of precipitation that fall from clouds to Earth.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What is precipitation?

  2. MultiChoice

    Which group lists four main types of precipitation?

  3. MultiChoice

    What primary factor determines whether precipitation falls as rain or snow?

  4. MultiChoice

    Rain is precipitation in the form of:

  5. MultiChoice

    Which precipitation form occurs when air temperature from cloud to ground is below freezing?

  6. MultiChoice

    Freezing rain drops that turn into tiny ice pellets before hitting ground are called:

  7. MultiChoice

    Which precipitation form consists of large balls or lumps of ice formed in thunderstorms?

  8. MultiChoice

    Why does precipitation fall to Earth?

  9. MultiChoice

    What happens when droplets in a cloud combine and grow larger?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which type of precipitation can occur during hot summer thunderstorms?

  11. MultiChoice

    How many sides or points do typical snowflakes have?

  12. MultiChoice

    What tool do meteorologists use to measure liquid precipitation?