Q: What determines which type of precipitation falls in the atmosphere?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Why does it snow instead of rain? Air temperature determines which type of precipitation falls. Rain falls if the air temperature is above freezing (0° C or 32° F). Frozen precipitation falls if the air or ground is below freezing. Frozen precipitation may fall as snow , sleet , or freezing rain . Below, you can see how the different types form ( Figure below ).

 Choices:

- air density

- moon phase

- time of day

- air temperature


A:
air temperature