Question

How do hailstorms form?

• A. Water droplets that were going to fall as rain pass through cold layers of the atmosphere and freeze.
• B. Water droplets that were very high in the atmosphere freeze due to low air pressure
• C. Water droplets freeze within clouds because of cold winds
• D. Water droplets freeze because of being located in the higher layers of the atmosphere where it is very cold

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The correct options are
A Water droplets that were going to fall as rain pass through cold layers of the atmosphere and freeze.
D Water droplets freeze because of being located in the higher layers of the atmosphere where it is very cold

At times the water droplets that were about to fall as rain pass through very cold layers of the atmosphere. This will freeze the water droplets, and when these fall to the ground, the phenomenon is known as a hailstorm which is another form of precipitation.