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| any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches the Earth’s surface. |
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| drops of water that are at least 0.5 mm in diameter. |
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| drops freeze into solid particles of ice,smaller than 5 mm diameter |
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| raindrops that freeze when they touch a cold surface. |
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| Round pellets of ice larger than 5 mm in diameter. |
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| Water vapor in a cloud can be converted directly into ice crystals. |
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| Long periods of no precipitation or unusually low precipitation. |
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| Scientists have been trying to produce rain during droughts by this method. |
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| What Meteorologists measure rainfall with. |
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