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Snow and hail are different because they form in different ways. Snow forms when water vapor goes directly into the solid phase (ice) without becoming liquid water, forming the delicate crystals we call snowflakes. Hail stars out as snowflakes in the frigid upper reaches of a strong thunderstorm. Rime accumulates on a snowflake, turning it into a pellet of graupel. That pellet is held in the air by the strong updraft of the thunderstorm, making multiple trips up and down, accumulating a layer of ice with each trip. Eventually the new hailstone either becomes too heavy or moves to a weaker part of the updraft and falls.
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 9y agoNot exactly. Hailstone is to hail as raindrop is to rain. Hailstones are the actual objects that fall to the ground. The term hail can be applied to the hailstones themselves, or to the phenomenon of hail falling.
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∙ 16y agoYes, both are frozen water. Snowflakes form when water crystalizes out of saturated air. Hail is formed when frozen raindrops are carried up and down by currents in a thunderstorm.
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What the difference between snow sleet and hail?
Snowflakes are lighter than the more frozen denser hail.
Does hail turns into snow?
No. Hail does not turn into snow.
What is three types of precipitation?
The 4 main precipitaions are rain, hail, sleek and snow
What causes rain sleet snow and hail?
Precipitation is what causes rain, sleet, snow, and hail.:)
What are the four main type of precipitation and describe the difference between each?
snow, rain, sleet, and hail
What the difference between snow sleet and hail?
Snowflakes are lighter than the more frozen denser hail.
Does hail turns into snow?
No. Hail does not turn into snow.
What ice crystals that fall from the sky called?
The ice crystals that fall from the sky are called snow or snowflakes.
What the different between hail and rain?
Hail are balls of ice and snow falling. Rain is water droplets falling.
What are the four major types of precipitation?
rain snow sleet hail ...?
What is three types of precipitation?
The 4 main precipitaions are rain, hail, sleek and snow
Why is snow better than hail?
because hail can hurt you but snow can't
Does hail form the same way as snow?
no hail bangs snow and it becomes rain then rain comes down from clouds and tries to go to ur talwar and then u get byy sam
What are two forms of precipitation?
* Rain * Snow * Sleet * Hail * Freezing Rain
What is a pieces of ice falling from the sky called?
Pieces of ice falling from clouds is called snow or hail.
A poem using the following words rain snow sleet and hail?
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What are 4 examples for precipitation?
hail,rain,and snow
