Question

question 6
match the following types of stability with its corresponding description.
prompts
1 snow
2 sleet
3 freezing rain
4 rain
answers
falls through a parcel of air and freezes just above the surface.
falls through a parcel of air without thawing.
falls through a parcel of air and freezes at the surface.
falls through a parcel of air without freezing.
question 7

Explanation:

• Snow: Forms and falls as ice crystals without melting. So it “Falls through a parcel of air without thawing”.
• Sleet: Starts as snow, melts partially, then refreezes into small ice pellets. But the key for matching here, if we consider the given options, if we assume the description “Falls through a parcel of air and freezes just above the surface” (though sleet usually freezes before reaching surface in standard meteorology, but in some basic match - ups with the given options).
• Freezing Rain: Falls as liquid (rain), freezes on contact with cold surfaces. So it “Falls through a parcel of air and freezes at the surface”.
• Rain: Falls as liquid water, no freezing during fall (assuming no super - cooling etc. in basic terms). So it “Falls through a parcel of air without freezing”.

Answer:

1. Snow - Falls through a parcel of air without thawing
2. Sleet - Falls through a parcel of air and freezes just above the surface
3. Freezing Rain - Falls through a parcel of air and freezes at the surface
4. Rain - Falls through a parcel of air without freezing