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What is smaller than rain but larger than mist?
Drizzle
100
What is the type of precipitation that has 6 sides/branches?
Snow
100
What is the type of precipitation that freezes when it hits a surface colder than 32F?
freezing rain
100
This occurs when the amount of water in a river increases so much it overflows it's banks.
flood
100
What is the type of precipitation that forms ONLY in cumulonimbus clouds?
hail
200
What is the most common type of precipitation?
Rain
200
This is the envelope of gases around Earth
the atmosphere
200
What is the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place?
weather
200
These can be man made or naturally occurring, and help to control flooding and the flow of water.
dam
200
What is the main type of storm that leads to flooding?
Hurricanes/Tropical Storms
300
Droughts led to the development of what?
Drought-resistant plants
300
What are ice particles that are SMALLER than 5 mm in diameter?
Sleet
300
What is caused when a dry weather system remains over an area for a long period of time?
droughts
300
This occurs when heat changes liquid water to a gas (water vapor) and it rises up into the atmosphere.
evaporation
300
What are ice particles that are LARGER than 5 mm in diameter?
hail
400
What is the type of precipitation that forms when water vapor changes directly into ice crystals?
Snow
400
What are deposits that build up in rivers and help act as a natural dam?
Levee
400
What leads to a reduced amount of groundwater?
droughts
400
What is a sudden, violent flood occurring shortly after/during a storm?
flash flood
400
What is the main process that changes water vapor into a liquid and helps to form clouds?
condensation
500
What failed during Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and led to increased flooding?
Levees
500
What are the 3 main parts of the water cycle?
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
500
What is a long period of unusually low or no precipitation?
drought
500
What is any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface?
precipitation
500
This forms when raindrops fall through a layer of air below freezing (32F).
sleet
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