Consider the following statements regarding various forms of precipitation:
1. Sleet forms when raindrops freeze as they fall through a layer of cold air near the ground.
2. Hailstones are formed by rainwater passing through cold layers, freezing into small, rounded ice pieces with multiple layers.
3. Snow is a form of precipitation consisting of ice crystals.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3

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Consider the following statements regarding various forms of precipitation:
1. Sleet forms when raindrops freeze as they fall through a layer of cold air near the ground.
2. Hailstones are formed by rainwater passing through cold layers, freezing into small, rounded ice pieces with multiple layers.
3. Snow is a form of precipitation consisting of ice crystals.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: Sleet forms when raindrops freeze as they fall through a layer of cold air near the ground. Sleet occurs when rain falls through a layer of cold air near the ground and freezes into ice pellets before reaching the surface.

Statement 2 is correct: Hailstones are formed when drops of rain pass through colder layers of air and become solidified into small, rounded pieces of ice. As these ice particles are carried up and down in the cloud, they gather several concentric layers of ice. Eventually, they reach the surface of the Earth as hailstones.

Statement 3 is correct: Snow is a form of precipitation consisting of ice crystals. Snow forms when water vapor in the air directly turns into ice crystals, which then fall to the ground as snowflakes.

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Consider the following statements regarding various forms of precipitation: 1. Sleet forms when raindrops freeze as they fall through a layer of cold air near the ground. 2. Hailstones are formed by rainwater passing through cold layers, freezing into small, rounded ice pieces with multiple layers. 3. Snow is a form of precipitation consisting of ice crystals. Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, and 3