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When water vapour condenses directly into solid form, the process is:
APrecipitation
BEvaporation
CSublimation
DCondensation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Sublimation
1. Normally vapour becomes liquid first.
2. Direct change to solid is sublimation.
3. Frost is an example of ice deposition.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 11, Water in the Atmosphere._
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