Set: Weather Factors 2.5 Precipitation

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precipitationany form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface
droughtlong periods of unusually low precipitation
cloud seedingsprinkling of chemicals into clouds to try to produce rain
rain guagean open-ended can or tube that measures the depth of rain that falls
raindrops of water at least 0.5 millimeter in diameter
sleetice particles smaller than 5 millimeters in diameter
freezing rainraindrops that freeze when they touch a cold surface
snowflakeswhen water vapor in a cloud is converted directly into ice ctystals
hailstonesround pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters in diameter

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Creator sjek
Created September 14, 2008
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Subject 8th science weather and climate
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  1. hailstones round pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters in diameter - 2 misses
  2. sleet ice particles smaller than 5 millimeters in diameter - 2 misses
  3. snowflakes when water vapor in a cloud is converted directly into ice ctystals - 2 misses
  4. drought long periods of unusually low precipitation - 2 misses
  5. rain guage an open-ended can or tube that measures the depth of rain that falls - 2 misses
  6. cloud seeding sprinkling of chemicals into clouds to try to produce rain - 2 misses
  7. freezing rain raindrops that freeze when they touch a cold surface - 1 miss