Question

A group of tourists were on an outing when they noticed that precipitation began to fall. The air temperature was 32 degree Fahrenheit. What type of precipitation did they most likely see?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is - rain.

Explanation:

At 32 degrees c or zero degrees Celsius, droplets of water in the atmosphere do not freeze as it is not the temperature at which water freezes but it is the temperature at which ice melts.

At this temperature the water changes its state, below 32 degrees Fahrenheit the water freezes but in the atmosphere, it not freezes necessarily and remains in the liquid state and called super-cooled liquid or water. Above this temperature, water in liquid state.

Thus, the precipitation is in the form of rain.