How does sleet differ from hail? O A. Sleet is frozen raindrops, and hail is frozen layers of precipitation. B. Sleet is liquid layers of precipitation, and hail is super-cool raindrops. C. Sleet is liquid water that falls to Earth, and hail is clusters of ice crystals. O D. Sleet is super-cooled cloud droplets, and hail is water in vapor form.

How does sleet differ from hail? O A. Sleet is frozen raindrops, and hail is frozen layers of precipitation. B. Sleet is liquid layers of precipitation, and hail is super-cool raindrops. C. Sleet is liquid water that falls to Earth, and hail is clusters of ice crystals. O D. Sleet is super-cooled cloud droplets, and hail is water in vapor form.

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter51: Ecology And The Biosphere

Section51.2: Environmental Diversity Of The Biosphere

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