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Review 2.5: Precipitation

Read Chapter 2.5 Precipitation in your Weather & Climate textbook, then complete the
worksheet in your notebook.
Understanding Main Ideas
Copy the table below into your notebook, and fill in the blanks.
Type of Precipitation

Description

1. ________________________

water droplets at least 0.5 millimeters in

diameter

sleet

2. ________________________

3. ________________________

rain that freezes on a cold surface

hail

4. ________________________

5. ________________________

six-sided ice crystals

Write the following questions in your notebook, and then answer in complete sentences.
6. What is needed for precipitation to occur?
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7. How is snowfall measured?
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Building Vocabulary
Write the statements below in your notebook, and fill in the blanks with the correct word
or words.
8. _______________________ is any form of water that falls from clouds
and reaches Earths surface.
9. A(n) _______________________ is an open-ended can or tube that
collects rainfall.
10. Long periods of unusually low precipitation are called __________________________.
11. _______________________ is a method to modify precipitation by dropping tiny
crystals into clouds.