precipitaatioon
Precipitation is a fundamental meteorological term referring to any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls from clouds. This can take various forms, depending on the atmospheric temperature profile. The most common forms include rain, which is liquid water droplets, and snow, which are ice crystals. Other forms include sleet, a mixture of rain and snow, and hail, which are solid lumps of ice formed within thunderstorms.
The process begins with evaporation, where water turns into vapor and rises into the atmosphere. As this