Question

What is precipitation?

• A. The process where water vapour cools down into liquid droplets.
• B. The process where the water droplets fall down due to its heavy weight.
• C. The process where liquid water changes to gaseous water vapour.
• D. The process where ice or solid form of water forms water vapour directly.

Answer 1

The correct option is B The process where the water droplets fall down due to its heavy weight.

The process where the water droplets fall down due to its heavy weight is called precipitation. This is the third step in the water cycle. Precipitation can be in different forms like dew drops, fog or rainfall.