Explain When Precipitation Changes Into Sleet, Freezing Rain, Ice & Snow

Which form of precipitation consists of raindrops that freeze into solid particles of ice as they fall through the air?

• sleet
• freezing rain
• hail
• snow

A long period of scarce rainfall and dry weather is called what?

• flash flood
• low pressure
• drought
• desert

a person who studies the weather and weather patterns is known as what?

• a meteorologist
• a geologist
• a botanist
• an astronomer

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Which type of precipitation freezes in the clouds?

• freezing rain

• snow

• sleet

• hail

Which type of precipitation freezes in the air, on its way down to the ground?

• snow

• freezing rain

• hail

• sleet

Where does freezing rain freeze?

• In the air

• In the clouds

• When it touches the ground or something cold

• On its way down

For snow to fall, the air temperature must be what?

• Above 0 degrees celsius
• Below 0 degrees celsius
• Freezing
• Warmer at the ground than high in the air

What kind of precipitation is formed when water falls from the clouds and lands on the ground as liquid water?

• Hail
• Sleet
• Rain
• Snow

How is sleet formed?

• Snowflakes fall, go through an area of cold air and turns into sleet before hitting the ground
• Rain falls, freezes in an area of cold air above the ground to make sleet
• Snowflakes fall and are melted a bit by warm air near the ground
• Sleet is not real

What is precipitation?

• solids falling from the sky

• precipitation

• any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth's surface

• liquids falling from the sky