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Precipitation Definition

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What is the reaction between calcium chloride and potassium hydroxide an example of?

A precipitation reaction (correct)

A combustion reaction

A synthesis reaction

A decomposition reaction

What is the process by which liquid or solid water falls from the atmosphere to the Earth?

Condensation

Precipitation (correct)

Transpiration

Evaporation

What type of precipitation occurs when air lifts into a low-pressure area?

Orographic precipitation

Cyclonic precipitation (correct)

Frontal precipitation

Convective precipitation

What is the term for the process of water falling through the cloud in a downdraft?

Precipitation Signup and view all the answers

What type of precipitation occurs when warm air is lifted over a geographic feature?

Orographic precipitation Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for very fine droplets of water falling to Earth?

Drizzle Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for liquid water falling to Earth when temperatures are above freezing?

Rain Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for frozen water droplets falling to Earth?

Snow Signup and view all the answers

What is the general meaning of precipitation across different subjects?

Something falling out Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the substance that falls out during precipitation in chemistry?

Precipitate Signup and view all the answers

What type of reaction commonly involves precipitation reactions in chemistry?

Displacement reaction Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the ions during a displacement reaction?

They switch partners to form new bonds Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the reaction between potassium chloride and silver nitrate?

A solid mass Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of the precipitate formed during a precipitation reaction?

It is insoluble and forms a solid Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of precipitation in chemistry?

Precipitation reaction Signup and view all the answers