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  2. Precipitation types - Wikipedia

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    When classified according to the rate of precipitation, rain can be divided into categories. Light rain describes rainfall which falls at a rate of between a trace and 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) per hour. Moderate rain describes rainfall with a precipitation rate of between 2.6 millimetres (0.10 in) and 7.6 millimetres (0.30 in) per hour.

  3. Manifest and latent functions and dysfunctions - Wikipedia

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    Manifest functions are the consequences that people see, observe or even expect. It is explicitly stated and understood by the participants in the relevant action. The manifest function of a rain dance, according to Merton in his 1957 Social Theory and Social Structure, is to produce rain, and this outcome is intended and desired by people participating in the ritual.

  4. Shower (precipitation) - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the convective available potential energy (CAPE), the clouds will be cumulus humilis, cumulus mediocris and then cumulus congestus, the latter giving short-lived precipitation of rain, snow or ice pellets changing in intensity, i.e. showers. [1] The life cycle of these clouds is fast because the updraft which forms them is most ...

  5. Environmental psychology - Wikipedia

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    First, the problems being identified must be studied under certain specifications: they must be ongoing and occurring in real life, not in a laboratory. Second, the notions about the problems must derive directly from the source – meaning they must come directly from the specific environment where the problem is occurring. [7]

  6. Situationism (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    For example, in 1973, Darley and Batson conducted a study where they asked students at a seminary school to give a presentation in a separate building. They gave each individual participant a topic, and would then tell a participant that they were supposed to be there immediately, or in a few minutes, and sent them on their way to the building.

  7. How often should you take showers? Experts say there's no ...

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    "The daily shower is more about habit and societal norms than health. Perhaps that's why the frequency of bathing or showering varies so much from country to country." Perspectives

  8. Probability of precipitation - Wikipedia

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    A good example of an event that has a strongly dependent hour-to-hour PoP is a hurricane. In that case, there may be a 1 in 5 chance of the hurricane hitting a given stretch of coast, but if it does arrive there will be rain for several hours, with the effect that a one-hour PoP for the same region and period would be similar: about 1 in 5.

  9. What Is An 'Everything Shower?' Experts Share the Scoop on ...

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    Everything showers are lovely, but nothing is perfect."Spending too much time in the shower can strip the skin of oil," Dr. Camp says. I usually recommend that patients limit showers to a maximum ...