Paragraph Questions:

Explain the different forms of precipitation?

Precipitation refers to the downfall of water in either solid or liquid form on the surface of the earth.

The various forms of precipitation include:

1. Drizzle:

These are uniform minute droplets of water with a diameter of less than 0.5 mm.

2. Rain:

It is the most common and important form of precipitation. It occurs only when there is abundant moisture in the air. The diameter of a raindrop is more than 5mm.

3. Sleet:

It is precipitation in the form of pellets made up of transparent and translucent ice. It is a mixture of snow and ice.

4. Snow: It is formed when the temperature is below the freezing point. It is the precipitation of opaque and semi-opaque ice crystals.

5. Hails:

These are small hard balls of ice that fall from the sky.