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Frozen raindrops that reach the ground as small pellets of ice are:
ASleet
BHail
CSnow
DRain
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Sleet
1. Warm air overlies a subfreezing layer.
2. This is sleet.
3. Hailstones have concentric layers of ice.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 11, Water in the Atmosphere._
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