Precipitation

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  • Created by: MrsVT
  • Created on: 16-04-20 12:04
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  • Forms of precipitation
    • Hail
      • Frozen layers of water join up due to updraughts creating large stones of ice
    • Frost
      • Water vapour that sublimates into ice crystals on the ground due to temperatures below 0'C
    • Snow
      • Six-sided crystals as a result of sublimated water vapour to ice
    • Rain
      • Orographic
      • Convectional
      • Frontal
      • Liquid water that falls to earth
    • Dew
      • Condensed water droplets due to terrestrial radiation
  • Any form of moisture that falls from the clouds to the ground

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