The growth of a precipitation particle by the collision of an ice crystal (or snowflake)with a supercooled liquid droplet is called
A) accretion.
B) spontaneous nucleation.
C) condensation.
D) deposition.

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The growth of a precipitation particle by the collision of an ice crystal (or snowflake) with a supercooled liquid droplet is called accretion. This involves the ice crystal or snowflake collecting more droplets (usually water droplets) as it falls through the atmosphere, which then freeze onto the particle and cause it to grow in size.

The Growth of a Precipitation Particle by the Collision of an Ice