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Match each precipitation formation route with its defining feature.
List I
A. Warm rain
B. Cold rain
C. Seeder feeder
D. Orographic
List II
1. ice from above falling through low cloud
2. collision and coalescence only
3. forced ascent over rising terrain
4. ice phase followed by melting

  • A.A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
  • B.A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
  • C.A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
  • D.A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1

Answer: B

The first two are microphysical routes and the last two describe how a cloud is supplied with condensate. A single event may combine several of them in the same column. The routes are not exclusive and often reinforce one another.

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