Hail as in hail stones.
Water condenses out of the air as water. It is then subject to cooling, and becomes a piece of ice ( hail).
Snow is different in so far, when water condenses out from the air, it condenses directly to ice crystals. These crystals build up to be come snowflakes.
the real answer is sleet =]
Hail is frozen rain, but it is made by accretion high in the clouds. Rain that freezes on its way down to the surface is called sleet.
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Hail or sleet.
Hail is frozen rain drops.
Rain droplets that freeze before reaching the ground is called sleet.Sleet is snowflakes and rain. Frozen droplets are usually known as hail.
Hail
Hail is frozen rain, but it is made by accretion high in the clouds. Rain that freezes on its way down to the surface is called sleet.
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Sleet
sleet i guess----------------------The above 'sleet' is correct for half frozen rain (that is falling). However half melted snow (on the ground) is called 'slush'.
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A word that describes frozen rain is ice.
It can be frozen in a photograph.
Actually they are the same; sleet is frozen rain, or ice pellets. This is not to be confused with FREEZING rain, which is rain that freezes near the ground level if it is colder than above. Sleet is already frozen when it hits.
Hail or sleet.
It is hail (often called hailstones)
Hail is frozen rain drops.