Download Precipitation

What is precipitation?
 Water that falls from the sky, it can be in different
forms.
 Hail, sleet, snow, rain.
Rain
 As warm air rises into the atmosphere it cools. The air
creates water vapor which condenses and forms into
clouds. Once the clouds are big enough and are
holding enough water it begins to rain.
Hail
 Pellets of frozen rain that fall from the sky.
Sleet
-Made up of ice pellets that are mixed with rain or
snow.
-The difference between hail and sleet depends on the
weather.
- Hail only happens during severe weather, sleet will
occur commonly during winter.
Difference between sleet and hail
 http://www.accuweather.com/en/features/trend/hail-
or-sleet-how-to-tell-the-1/2930665
Snow
 Snow is formed when the weather is really cold and
water freezes into crystals.
 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=preci
pitation+for+kids
Match the pictures to the
precipitation
 Rain
 Sleet
 Snow
 Hail
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFAWJCwiKss