What is precipitation?
Precipitation

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Precipitation is any form of water, liquid or solid, that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
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What is condensation in the water cycle?
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Condensation is the process where water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water droplets, forming clouds.
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What is acid rain?
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Acid rain is rainwater that has a higher acidity than normal due to pollutants in the atmosphere, which can harm the environment.
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What type of precipitation falls as liquid water?
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Rain is the type of precipitation that falls from clouds as liquid water.
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What are stratus clouds?
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Stratus clouds are layered clouds that often cover the sky and can produce light drizzle.
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What is hail?
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Hail is a type of precipitation that forms when updrafts in thunderstorms carry water droplets upward into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere, where they freeze into ice.
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What is the role of evaporation in the water cycle?
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Evaporation is the process where liquid water is transformed into water vapor, rising into the atmosphere.
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