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Match each deposit with how it forms.
List I
A. Dew
B. Hoar frost
C. Rime
D. Glaze
List II
1. supercooled fog droplets freezing on contact
2. condensation on a surface cooled below the dew point
3. supercooled rain spreading and freezing
4. deposition of vapour as ice on a cold surface

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

Answer: A

None of the four falls from a cloud in the usual sense, and all are classified separately from precipitation. They differ in whether the water arrives as vapour, as fog or as rain. Each produces a visually distinct deposit on the surface.

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