Precipitation

 ** Name: Ashley Rice, Brittany Arzberger, Canada Frank Date: 2/24/09 Class Period: 4a ** **__Types of Precipitation:__** **__German Spelling:__** **__Spanish Spelling__:** __**French Spelling**__: **__ Japanese Spelling: __**
 * rain, snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain, and blizzards
 * rain = regen
 * snow = schnee
 * sleet = Schneeregen
 * hail = Hagel
 * freezing rain = Gefrieren regen 
 * rain = lluvia
 * snow = nieve
 * sleet = aguanieve
 * hail = granizo
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">freezing rain = lluvia helada
 * <span style="color: rgb(181,0,255);">rain = pluie
 * <span style="color: rgb(181,0,255);">snow = neiger
 * <span style="color: rgb(181,0,255);">sleet = neige
 * <span style="color: rgb(181,0,255);">hail = gresiller
 * <span style="color: rgb(181,0,255);">freezing rain = blocage pluie
 * __ Chinese Spelling: __**
 * rain = 雨
 * Snow = 雪
 * sleet = 凍雨
 * hail = 雹
 * freezing rain = 冰凍 雨
 * rain = **kouu**
 * snow = **tenka**
 * sleet = **mizore**
 * hail = **yobigoe**
 * freezing rain = **tsumetai kouu**
 * __ Pig Latin Spelling: __**
 * rain = ainray
 * snow = nowsay
 * sleet = leetsay
 * hail = ailhay
 * freezing rain = reezing rainfay

<span style="color: rgb(255,83,0);">Definition of Precipitation: __**<span style="color: rgb(255,83,0);">
 * __[[image:http://www.windows.ucar.edu/earth/Atmosphere/images/FreezingRain_small.jpg width="155" height="203"]]
 * <span style="color: rgb(255,83,0);">the falling to earth of any form of water.
 * __[[image:http://z.about.com/d/chemistry/1/0/h/P/snow2.jpg width="149" height="158"]]

<span style="color: rgb(0,255,0);">The Water Cycle: __**<span style="color: rgb(0,255,0);"> The earth has a limited amount of water, and that water keeps going around and around in what we call the "water cycle". The cycle is made up of 4 main parts, which are evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. Precipitation occurs when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it in anymore. The clouds get heavy and the water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet, or snow, etc.
 * __[[image:http://fizyka.phys.put.poznan.pl/~pieransk/Physics%20Around%20Us/Rain%20drops%2002.jpg width="131" height="163"]]

<span style="color: rgb(255,0,255);">Snow (facts): __**<span style="color: rgb(255,0,255);"> <span style="color: rgb(255,0,255);">some of the include: flurries, snow shower, snow squalls, blizzards, sleet, and freezing rain. Most hail storms do not last any longer then 15 minutes. <span style="color: rgb(0,255,255);">A) __Flurries-__ <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">B) __Snow Showers-__ <span style="color: rgb(181,0,255);">C) __Snow Squalls-__ <span style="color: rgb(181,0,255);">of time <span style="color: rgb(255,83,0);">D) __Blizzards-__ <span style="color: rgb(0,255,0);">E) __Sleet-__ <span style="color: rgb(255,0,255);">F) __Freezing Rain-__ <span style="color: rgb(255,0,255);">freezing like the roads, trees, and even cars.
 * <span style="color: rgb(255,0,255);">snow falling has different names depending on how much and time of the snow falling,
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,255,255);">when snow falls lightly for a short amount of time
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,255,255);">they usually just coat the ground, but it does not accumulate to any amount
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">when snow falls for a short period of time
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">they can have snow falling from light to heavy, and a light coating to a few in. accumulating
 * <span style="color: rgb(181,0,255);">short but heavy bursts of snow
 * <span style="color: rgb(181,0,255);">has very gusty winds, and a great deal of snow can pile up on the ground in that short amount
 * <span style="color: rgb(255,83,0);">snow storms that have 35 mph winds and very little visability with blowing snow
 * <span style="color: rgb(0,255,0);">water that falls from the clouds but turns to ice before it hits the ground
 * <span style="color: rgb(255,0,255);">water that falls as rain from the clouds but falls on the surface with a temperature below
 * <span style="color: rgb(255,0,255);">it can take down power lines, and cause roads to become dangerous to drive on.

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Self Reflection: We learned about how precipitation forms, and the steps of the water cycle. We thought it was very interesting and very fun to learn about something that we didn't know about before. These things go on everyday of our lives we just don't realize it.This wiki space was better and easier than the first one. We had more time and we got to work in groups. The next time we do this we would like to work a little harder but not to fast to make it sloppy. For the most part this project was very fun and interesting.Thank you for taking the time to look at our page. =] =] =]