Correct option is D
Sleet refers to a mixture of rain and snow that falls during cold weather conditions. It forms when rain passes through a freezing layer of air near the Earth's surface, causing it to partially freeze before reaching the ground.
Information Booster:
- Sleet is common in temperate and polar regions.
- It differs from hail, which forms in cumulonimbus clouds.
- Black ice can form when sleet freezes on roads, making driving dangerous.
- It typically occurs during winter storms.
- Sleet is measured in meteorology using a pluviometer.
Additional Knowledge:
- Rapidly flowing rivers are often called torrents.
- Molten lava from a volcano is simply known as lava.
- A deep circular crater-like lake is called a caldera lake.
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