Weather Precipitation

2. water that has cooled and condensed in the sky
5. solid precipitation in ice crystals
7. the way temperatures change in the atmosphere with altitude (moving up)
8. small ice pellet precipitation formed when snowflakes encounter warmer air followed by colder air while falling
10. collection of many snowflakes stuck to each other
14. a form of water that falls from the clouds
16. light rain with very small, slow moving raindrops

1. water that is liquid even though it is colder than the freezing point
3. weather over a long period of time for a given place
4. very heavy rain that can cause flooding and landslides
5. air that has more than 100% humidity
6. an upward current of air that can push precipitation back up in the sky before it falls
9. a cloud that is at or near ground level; makes it hard to see ahead when outside
11. another term for freezing rain
12. hard, white ice pellets that fall from the sky, usually with thunderstorms
13. state of the atmosphere that changes day to day
15. precipitation that is always in liquid form