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Science Unit 1
Precipitation
8
Science
4th Grade
01/14/2008

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Term

dew

Definition

waterdrops that form

on the ground at night

 when humid air cools

Term

frost

Definition

ice crystals that form

on the ground

at night

when humid air cools

to below freezing 

Term

hail

Definition

balls of ice that fall

during a thundestorm

Term

precipitation

Definition

forms of water

that come out of the air

Term

sleet

Definition

rain that freezes

 as it falls

Term

if the clouds are freezing cold,

the water comes out as

Definition

 

snow

Term

both dew and frost

are precipitation

that happens at

Definition

night

Term

to have dew

or

frost

Definition

the air must be humid

and the ground must be cold

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