Grade : 5

Subject : Science
Topic : Types of Precipitation
Objective : To learn the types and formation of various precipitations.

Types of Precipitation

1. The __________ between the cloud bottom and the ground primarily determines the type of
precipitation.

A. water vapor
B. temperature
C. dust
D. oxygen

2. The process by which plants release water in the form of water vapor through their leaves is
known as ___________.

A. Sublimation
B. Condensation
C. Transpiration
D. Precipitation

3. Water reaches the sky from the Earth by the process of _____________.
A. Evaporation
B. Transpiration
C. Sublimation
D. All the above

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 4. _________ is a light liquid precipitation consisting of water drops smaller than those of rain.
A. Sleet
B. Hail
C. Ice crystals
D. Drizzle

5. Snowflakes develop different patterns depending upon the _____________of air.

A. Temperature and pressure

B. Humidity and pressure
C. Temperature and humidity
D. Wind speed and humidity

6. _________ are formed when drops of water freeze together in the cold upper regions of
thunderstorm clouds.

A. Freezing rains
B. Hailstones
C. Sleet
D. Snow grains

7. Sleets are small translucent balls composed of frozen raindrops and refrozen melted
snowflakes. They are also known as ____________.

A. Ice pellets
B. Ice crystals
C. Snow
D. Snow grains

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 8. This type of precipitation freezes upon contact with surfaces due to temperatures below
freezing point near the surface of the Earth. It is known as __________.

A. Ice crystals
B. Freezing rain
C. Hail
D. Snow

9. Look at the picture carefully and notice the sky. Identify the type of precipitation in it.

A. Hail
B. Diamond dust
C. Ice pellets
D. Freezing rain

10. Heavy rains may cause -

A. Damage to infrastructure
B. Damage to crops
C. Landslides and floods
D. All the above

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 Answer Key

1. B.
The temperature between the cloud bottom and the ground primarily determines the type of
precipitation.
2. C.
The process by which plants release water from their aerial parts like leaves in the form of
water vapor is known as transpiration.
3. D.
Water reaches the sky from the Earth by the process of Evaporation, Transpiration and
Sublimation.
4. D.
Drizzle is a light liquid precipitation consisting of water drops smaller than those of rain.
5. C.
Snowflakes develop different patterns depending upon the temperature and humidity of air.
6. B.
Hailstones are formed when drops of water freeze together in the cold upper regions of
thunderstorm clouds.
7. A.
Sleets are small translucent balls composed of frozen raindrops and refrozen melted
snowflakes. They are also known as ice pellets.
8. B.
This type of precipitation freezes upon contact with surfaces due to temperatures below
freezing point near the surface of the Earth. It is known as freezing rain.
9. B.
The picture depicts a halo formed by the diamond dust or ice crystals in a polar region. The
hexagonal crystals act like prisms and create halo in the sky by reflecting and refracting
sunlight.

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 10. D.
Heavy rains may cause damage to infrastructure, crops and lead to landslides and floods.

Image Credits:
1. https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/07/11/planting-trees-climate-change
2. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/snowflakes-and-avalanches
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_dust

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