Question

Assertion (A): Regions around the equator are more prone to sleet formation.

Reason (R): This is due to the low temperatures observed that solidify the condensate in the clouds.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but(R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
• D. Both (A) and (R) are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both (A) and (R) are false.

Sleet is a type of precipitate where small ice pellets are formed on the ground and materials. It is different from snow and hail as the condensate is first a water droplet and only forms ice when the condensate encounters a stream that is below freezing temperature in the atmosphere. As the temperatures in the equatorial regions are always higher, the formation of sleet is minimum.