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Precipitation

Precipitation. Ms.Blain. What types of precipitation a re there ?. Fill in the difference between rain and snow. Rain. Snow. SLEET!. Sleet is a rain and snow mix . What causes sleet? If it’s cold enough on the ground why does it just not turn to snow?.

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Precipitation

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  1. Precipitation Ms.Blain

  2. What types of precipitation are there?

  3. Fill in the difference between rain and snow Rain Snow

  4. SLEET! Sleet is a rain and snow mix. What causes sleet? If it’s cold enough on the ground why does it just not turn to snow?

  5. Temperatures affect Precipitation • Water freezes at 32 degreees Fahrenheit. • What happens when the air and ground temperature is below 32 degrees Fahrenheit?

  6. Atmosphere affects precipitation • Looking at this picture what can you infer about the temperature higher up on the mountain. • If precipitation were to happen if you were at the base of the mountain do you think you would experience snow or rain.

  7. HAIL • Hail is formed when small ice particles are falling towards the earth and on the way down collides other rain or snow particles and forms pebble size ice cubes. • Hail can cause some damages!

  8. We know what type of precipitation we experience during certain months but what about south of the equator?

  9. Temperatures in Santiago, Chile Use your temperature conversion chart and formula to convert temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit. Then decide what type of precipitation they will have in the following months. -January -March -July -September -December

  10. How does the weather that they have differ from our weather?

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