Which type of precipitation would most likely form when the surface air temperature is slightly below freezing and the air temperature increases as you move upward away from the ground?
A) freezing rain
B) hail
C) rain
D) snow
E) drizzle

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Freezing rain occurs when the surface temperature is below freezing, but the temperature increases above freezing at higher altitudes. This causes the falling precipitation to melt and become liquid rain, which then freezes upon contact with the still below-freezing surface.

Which Type of Precipitation Would Most Likely Form When the Surface