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When snow passes through warm air melts and refreezes near the ground it becomes?
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This is freezing rain. If the layer of cold air is deep enough, it freezes completely into sleet. But if it is only at the surface, it will fall as rain that freezes on cold surfaces - freezing rain.
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What is a meteroid that enters earths atmosphere?
When a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it is called a meteor. A meteor that passes through the atmosphere and strikes the ground is called a meteorite.
Light that passes through an object is called?
Light usually passes through a transparent object. Similarly, light passes through the translucent objects but people cannot see through it.
The lower atmosphere is directly warmed from?
It's warmed from the surface. Shortwave radiation passes through the atmosphere, or at least about half of it, where it reaches the ground and is absorbed. The ground re-emits it at a longer wavelength, thereby warming the lower atmosphere.
The grand canyan is in the northwast part of Arizona which large river passes through it?
The Colorado River passes through the Grand Canyon.
Light made by a meteoroid as it passes through the atmosphere?
Meteor.
What is it when snow passes through warm air melts and refreezes near the ground?
You get ice pellets, colloquially known as sleet in the U.S.
What does snow become when it passes through warm air then melts then refreezes near the ground?
You get ice pellets, colloquially known as sleet in the US.
What happens to light after it passes through a converging lens and after it passes through a diverging lens?
becomes more converging
When a current passes through a resistance what is the electric energy that is lost?
Becomes heat.
When a current passes through a resistance what happens to the electric energy that is lost?
Becomes heat.
What happens when light passes through a substance near 0 degrees Kelvin?
When light passes through a substance near 0 degrees Kelvin, it bends and becomes deformed.
A piece of solar system debris that passes through Earth's atmosphere and strikes the ground is?
Meteorite
What is the name for a meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere?
A meteoroid in the atmosphere is a "meteor", and one that reaches the ground is a "meteorite".
Why as the elevation increases the temperature decreases?
The world is warmed by sunlight, which passes through the (mostly) transparent atmosphere, and warms up the ground. The farther away from the ground you get, the farther you are from the warmth of the ground.
What is A piece of solar system debris that passes through Earth's atmosphere and strikes the ground is a?
That's called a meteorite.
Who owns the copyright after an author dies?
It becomes part of his/her estate and passes through probate the same way as any tangible asset.
Is it true that when food passes through the digestive tract it becomes less complex and the nutrients are more readily available to the body?
yes
