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how does a rain gauge work
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How Does a Rain Gauge Work?

How Does a Rain Gauge Work? There are many kinds of rain gauges. A standard design consists of a wide funnel at the top that feeds into a na

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What Makes Hail?

During a thunderstorm, balls of ice, called hail, may fall. Hail starts as rain. Before the drops can fall, strong air currents carry them t

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When Can a Rainbow Be Seen?

When Can a Rainbow Be Seen? After a shower of rain there is often a rainbow. Rainbows form when the sun begins to shine through the clouds w

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What Causes Rain?

What Causes Rain? You know that rain falls from clouds. Water is constantly evaporated from the earth’s surface by the warmth of the sun. Th