Rain drops from clouds and splashes below.

Meaning: Water falls from the clouds in small drops and scatters on the ground or other surfaces below.

Choice of Words: Drops means to fall in small pieces or amounts. Splashes means to spread or scatter in small drops or particles. Below means in a lower position or level.

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Raindrops fall from the clouds and make a splattering sound on the ground.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing what happens when it rains. Raindrops fall from clouds in the sky and when they hit the ground, they make a splattering sound.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are the individual drops of water that make up rain. Fall means to move downward from a higher place. Clouds are the white fluffy things in the sky. Splattering means the sound of the raindrops hitting the ground.

Water droplets condense in the atmosphere and precipitate to the earth's surface.

Meaning: This sentence is describing the scientific process of how rain forms. Water droplets in the atmosphere condense and form clouds. When the clouds become too heavy, the water droplets precipitate to the earth's surface as rain.

Choice of Words: Water droplets are the tiny particles of water that make up clouds. Condense means to change from a gas to a liquid. Atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds the earth. Precipitate means to fall from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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