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What are Frozen drops of rain that fall as pellets of ice and water?

Frozen drops of rain that fall as pellets of ice and water are called sleet. Sleet is formed when snowflakes partially melt as they fall through a warm layer of air, then refreeze into ice pellets before reaching the ground.


Ice pellets are also known as which of these?

Sleet


Rain that has become frozen into small ice pellets is called?

Hail or sleet.


How big is sleet?

Sleet is a type of frozen precipitation that consists of small ice pellets. Individual sleet pellets typically have a diameter of 0.2 to 0.4 inches.


What is tiny partially melted ice pellets?

Sleet


Pellets of ice that fall to the ground are called?

sleet


What are pellets of frozen rain called?

Pellets of frozen rain are called sleet. Sleet forms when rain freezes before reaching the ground, creating small ice pellets.


Raindrops falling on frozen ground form this?

Ice pellets or sleet.


What is the difference between sleet and rain?

Rain is made up of water droplets, sleet is made up of small ice pellets.


What is rain that passes through a layer of freezing air near earth's surface?

That is sleet, which is frozen raindrops or ice pellets that form when rain passes through a layer of freezing air near the earth's surface.


How is sleet and hail the same?

no they are not sleet is precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by thefreezing of rain as it fallsand hail is to cheer, salute, or greet;


Is sleet bigger than hail?

Hail is typically larger than sleet. Hail forms in strong thunderstorms when updrafts carry raindrops into cold regions of the atmosphere where they freeze, forming ice pellets. Sleet consists of small ice pellets that form when rain freezes before reaching the ground.