WarmUp Copy key question Key Question Objective What

Warm-Up: Copy key question Key Question Objective • What are the differences in • WHAT: Students will determine the differences in formation of rain, snow, hail, sleet, and freezing rain • HOW: By creating a foldable to compare the precipitation types • WHY: To be able to summarize the atmospheric conditions that differ among the precipitation types formation processes among rain, snow, hail, sleet, and freezing rain?

Precipitation Types • For each precipitation type: • Create a model to demonstrate how the precipitation form. • Temperatures • Steps to formation • Visual • Any other relevant information Include: • Explain how the precipitation forms, focusing on the atmospheric conditions and the temperature conditions that form. Use the hyperlink to do this! Summarize the information!

RAIN FORMATION QUESTIONS: 1. What is water vapor? 2. Why doesn’t all rain make it to Earth’s surface? 3. What causes rain to leave a cloud? Condenses on dust particle

SNOW FORMATION QUESTIONS: 1. What atmospheric AND ground temperatures are needed for snow to form? 2. Why do dry areas rarely receive snow?

SLEET FORMATION QUESTIONS: 1. When does sleet form in comparison to hail? 2. What temperatures are necessary for sleet formation? 3. How does the size of sleet compare to the size of hail?

FREEZING RAIN FORMATION QUESTIONS: 1. What does freezing rain begin as (snow, sleet, hail, etc. )? 2. What does the snow encounter as it falls? 3. How does the atmospheric temperature near earth’s surface cause freezing rain?

HAIL FORMATION QUESTIONS: 1. What storms are associated with hail? 2. How do hailstones form frozen raindrops? 3. How do updrafts create hail? 4. What temperatures are associated with hail formation?

Explain the formation differences among rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, and hail. Include this diagram. (p. 88)