If a cloud is dense but updrafts are weak, why will the chance of hail decrease?

Correct answer: Strong upward lift is needed to keep and grow hailstones in the cloud

Correct answer: B. Hail usually develops in a deep convective storm cloud. Strong updrafts carry water droplets and ice particles upward into very cold parts of the cloud. There, supercooled water can freeze onto an ice particle. Repeated upward and downward movement allows successive layers of ice to accumulate, making the hailstone larger. If updrafts are weak, particles cannot remain suspended for long or make repeated trips through the growth region. They may fall as rain or small ice particles before becoming large hailstones. Option B is correct because both retention and repeated growth depend on strong upward motion. Option A is false because dense clouds contain water or ice. Option C is false because weak updrafts do not always produce snow. Option D is false because hail is associated with storm clouds, not clear skies. Memory cue: hail needs a strong lift-and-repeat cycle.