Question

describing common types of precipitation
select the correct responses to the questions from the drop - down menus.
which type of precipitation freezes when it comes into contact with a cold surface?
which type of precipitation is round pellets of ice more than 5 millimeters in diameter?
which type of precipitation is water vapor that condenses into ice crystals in clouds?

Explanation:

1. For the first question (freezes on cold surface): This is freezing rain. Freezing rain is liquid precipitation that freezes upon contact with a cold surface.
2. For the second question (round ice pellets >5mm): This is hail. Hail consists of round pellets of ice, often more than 5 millimeters in diameter, formed in thunderstorms.
3. For the third question (water vapor condenses to ice crystals in clouds): This is snow. Snow is precipitation in the form of ice crystals (or aggregates of them) that form when water vapor in clouds condenses directly into ice.

Answer:

1. Freezing Rain
2. Hail
3. Snow