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ELL Earth Sci 24.3
Precipitation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| precipitiation | any moisture that falls from the air to the Earth's surface |
| rain | liquid precipitation |
| drizzle | very small rain droplets |
| snow | precipitation in the form of tiny ice crystals |
| sleet | precipitation in the form of clear ice pellets |
| glaze ice | rain frozen to solid surfaces at or near the ground |
| hail | solid precipitation in the form of lumps of ice |
| cloud seeding | addition of condensation nuclei by human beings in order to increase rain production |
| rain guage | instrument used to measure the amount of rainfall |