Weather Factors: Precipitation Formation, Mountain Effects, and Storm Types, Slides of Geology

Download Weather Factors: Precipitation Formation, Mountain Effects, and Storm Types and more Slides Geology in PDF only on Docsity! Weather Factors Objectives: «What are the common forms of precipitation, and how are they formed? *How do mountains and elevation affect weather and climate? *What are the different types of storms, and how do they form? Forms of precipitation: rain—liquid formed through condensation of water vapor snow—ice crystals formed in clouds sleet—rain that freezes as it falls hail—chunks of ice formed in storm clouds