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Drizzle is distinguished from rain principally by

  • A.its much smaller drop size and slower fall speed
  • B.its formation entirely within the ice phase
  • C.its occurrence only over the open ocean
  • D.its inability to reach the ground at all

Answer: A

Drizzle drops are typically a few hundred micrometres and fall at well under a metre per second. They originate in shallow layer cloud where collection has had little depth in which to operate. Shallow marine stratocumulus is the classic drizzle producer.

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