Precipitation

Precipitation

Precipitation is water that falls from the sky in different forms—like rain, snow, sleet, or hail. It’s an important part of the water cycle, which moves water through Earth’s systems. When clouds become full of water droplets or ice crystals that are too heavy to stay in the air, ...

Precipitation is water that falls from the sky in different forms, such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

It starts in clouds, where tiny droplets or ice crystals combine to form larger ones.

These drops fall towards Earth when they get too heavy to stay in the cloud.

The type of precipitation depends on air temp...