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In which condition is drizzle from cloud to ground more likely?

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Correct answer: Small fine liquid droplets fall slowly

Direct answer: A. Drizzle is light precipitation made of very small liquid water droplets. The droplets are larger than ordinary cloud droplets but much smaller than typical raindrops, and they fall slowly because their weight is small and air resistance is important. Drizzle commonly comes from a fairly uniform, low cloud layer rather than from large ice balls or vigorous thunderstorm particles. A is correct because it gives both defining features: small liquid drops and slow descent. B is wrong because large icy balls are hail, which forms in strong convective clouds. C is wrong because snowflakes are solid ice crystals or aggregates, not liquid drizzle. D is wrong because frost is a surface deposit formed when water vapour freezes or changes directly into ice; it does not fall from a cloud as drizzle. Memory cue: drizzle means tiny liquid drops; snow is solid, hail is large ice, and frost forms on surfaces.

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DrizzleLiquid DropletsLight PrecipitationCloud PrecipitationClouds And PrecipitationWater In The AtmosphereGeographyClass 12 Mcq

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