Forms as balls of ice are blown by a thunderstorm updraft.

Forms as balls of ice are blown by a thunderstorm updraft.

• A. Hail
• B. Snow
• C. Drizzle
• D. Blizzard

Answer: (A)

The description points to hail. In strong thunderstorms, updrafts lift developing ice pellets into regions of the cloud where temperatures allow freezing. As they cycle through the storm, supercooled droplets freeze on contact and more ice layers build around the core, creating a rounded ball of ice. When the updraft can no longer support the growing hailstone, it falls to the ground. Snow is formed from ice crystals falling as flakes, drizzle is tiny liquid droplets, and a blizzard is a severe storm with strong winds and heavy snow—not the generation of balls of ice within a thunderstorm.

The description points to hail. In strong thunderstorms, updrafts lift developing ice pellets into regions of the cloud where temperatures allow freezing. As they cycle through the storm, supercooled droplets freeze on contact and more ice layers build around the core, creating a rounded ball of ice. When the updraft can no longer support the growing hailstone, it falls to the ground. Snow is formed from ice crystals falling as flakes, drizzle is tiny liquid droplets, and a blizzard is a severe storm with strong winds and heavy snow—not the generation of balls of ice within a thunderstorm.