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Precipitation

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supercooled raindrops   freezing rain  
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liquid precipitation less than 0.5 millimeters in diameter   drizzle  
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ice crystals that have remained frozen   snow  
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raindrops freeze into tiny ice pellets   sleet  
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layered balls of ice that form in strong thunderstorms   hail  
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brief but intense snowfall lasting only a short time   snow squall  
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through what process does rain form in the tropics   collision-coalescence process  
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the movement of water from the earth's surface, into the air, and back to the surface   water cycle  
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snowflake shape that has feathery branches   dendrite  
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brief periods of light snow that result in little or no accumulation   flurries  
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