Question

1. sleet is frozen precipitation that looks like small balls of ice. how does sleet form?

a. it forms when raindrops melt as they fall to earth.
b. it forms when hailstones melt as they fall to earth.
c. it forms when hailstones freeze as they fall to earth.
d. it forms when rain freezes or snow melts as it falls to earth.

1. fred notices that most of the clouds in a photograph of a mountain scene are cirrus clouds. where do cirrus clouds form?

a. around mountains
b. at high altitudes
c. near the ground
d. over the oceans

1. to predict the weather, meteorologists make careful observations and monitor the weather conditions in an area. which is a weather condition monitored by meteorologists?

a. air odor
b. soil moisture
c. cloud type
d. plant type

1. friedas science teacher asked her to record a description of the weather at her home every evening for a week. what could frieda include in her description of the weather?

a. dry air composition
b. animal activity
c. soil moisture
d. wind speed

1. as an assignment, mikes teacher asked him to draw a picture of a cloud. this is the picture he drew.

what type of cloud did mike draw?
a. cirrus
b. cumulus
c. cumulonimbus
d. stratus

Explanation:

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Sleet forms when rain freezes or snow melts as it falls. Option a is incorrect (raindrops melting doesn't form sleet). Option b is wrong (hailstones melting isn't sleet formation). Option c is incorrect (hailstones freezing isn't sleet's process). Option d matches the correct formation process.

Cirrus clouds form at high altitudes. Option a is incorrect (they aren't formed around mountains specifically). Option c is wrong (near - ground clouds are stratus or fog - like). Option d is incorrect (they don't form over oceans uniquely). Option b is correct as cirrus clouds are high - altitude clouds.

Meteorologists monitor cloud type as a weather condition. Option a (air odor) is not a weather condition. Option b (soil moisture) is related to soil, not weather directly. Option d (plant type) is about plants, not weather. So option c is correct.

Answer:

d. It forms when rain freezes or snow melts as it falls to Earth.

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