Rain falls from sky to earth.

Meaning: Water is falling from the sky to the ground.

Choice of Words: Rain is water that falls from the sky in drops. Falls means to move downward. Sky is the area above the Earth where we see clouds and stars. Earth is the planet we live on.

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Water drops from clouds onto the ground.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence. It's describing how water falls from the clouds in the sky down to the ground on the earth.

Choice of Words: Water is another word for rain. Drops means to fall in small amounts. Clouds are the white fluffy things in the sky that hold the rain. Ground is the surface of the earth.

Precipitation descends from the atmosphere to the surface.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences. It's a more scientific way of describing how water falls from the clouds in the sky down to the ground on the earth.

Choice of Words: Precipitation is a fancy word for rain. Descends means to move downwards. Atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds the earth. Surface is the top layer of the earth.

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