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Precipitation
Precipitation
is the process of water molecules falling from the air to the ground, in either a liquid or frozen state.
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Falling
Falling
is the class of events in which something moves from a higher location to a lower location under the force of gravity.
WaterMotion
Any
LiquidMotion
where the
Liquid
is
Water
.
WeatherProcess
WeatherProcess
is the broadest class of processes that involve weather, including weather seasons (not to be confused with instances of
SeasonOfYear
), weather systems, and short-term weather events.
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FreezingRain
FreezingRain
occurs when
Raindrop
s go through the
Process
of Supercooling at a few hundred
Meter
s above a
GeographicArea
, then undergo &freezing on contact with
Object
s on the ground to become
Solid
.
Hailing
Hailing
is a form of
Precipitation
Process
in which
Water
falls in a
Solid
state.
Raining
Raining
is a
Precipitation
Process
in which
Water
falls in a
Liquid
state. The size of an raindrop is between 0.1-9
Millimeter
in
approximateDiameter
.
Sleeting
Sleeting
is a form of
Precipitation
composed of
Rain
and partly melted
Snow
.
Snowing
Snowing
is a
Precipitation
Process
in which
Water
falls in a
Solid
state, as
MonoCrystalline
Ice
.
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