Question

which type of precipitation begins frozen in the cloud but encounters above freezing temperatures on the way to the ground, causing it to partially melt, but freezes into ice pellets due to a large layer of below freezing temperatures at the surface?

a. freezing rain
b. hail
c. sleet
d. snow

Explanation:

Freezing rain freezes on contact with surfaces. Hail is formed in strong thunderstorms. Snow is frozen precipitation from the start. Sleet begins frozen, partially melts in warmer air, then refreezes into ice pellets due to cold surface - layer temperatures.

Answer:

C. Sleet