{"id":1830,"date":"2020-10-18T00:09:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T00:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1830"},"modified":"2021-09-16T03:30:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T03:30:22","slug":"precipitation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/precipitation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Precipitation in relation to The Water Cycle?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1830\" class=\"elementor elementor-1830\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b31d1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b31d1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-798495f\" data-id=\"798495f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-571fb4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"571fb4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48a314c\" data-id=\"48a314c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c3f348 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5c3f348\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Water Cycle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efafb1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"efafb1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-water-cycle-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1864 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/the-water-cycle\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">The Water Cycle<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1863 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/evaporation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Evaporation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1862 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/condensation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Condensation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1861 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/precipitation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Precipitation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1919 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-precipitation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of Precipitation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1860 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/transpiration\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Transpiration<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1859 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/runoff\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Runoff<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1858 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/infiltration\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Infiltration<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1857 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hard-and-soft-water\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Hard and soft water<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f51a4a8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f51a4a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is the various water forms present in the atmosphere, usually falling as snow, rain, sleet, and hail. Sometimes, it can represent as fog and may not fall as rain does, but they are all classified as precipitation.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After condensation, the size of water droplets in the atmosphere gets bigger as more and more water particles bump into each other. Soon, the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">fall velocity<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0or the force of gravity is more than the wind or air currents holding it. The water has to come down. Precipitation can be in the form of rain, snow, sleet, and hail.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is important to note that particulate matter (very tiny particles made up of dust, soot, and salt) plays an important role in the formation of water droplets. They serve as a nucleus around which the water will settle. This is why rainwater is not always pure, because depending on the particulate matter in the atmosphere, the water may contain various minerals. Some rainwater, such as acid rain, may be harmful.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1928\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1928\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/types-of-rain.jpg\" alt=\"Types of precipitation\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/types-of-rain.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/types-of-rain-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Types of precipitation<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Precipitation can come in many forms such as rain, sleet, snow, hail, and freezing rain.\u00a0<\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The amounts of water that fall from the sky vary a lot. 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