Wet growth of a hailstone occurs in an environment
A) with weak upper-level winds.
B) where the temperature is well below freezing.
C) where repeated trips are made through a cloud.
D) where the temperature is near freezing.
Answer: D
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A. Much of the northern San Andreas fault moved during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. B. Some segments of the fault creep slowly rather than storing up large amounts of energy. C. One part of the fault has not moved for more than 100 years. D. Some segments of the fault produce moderate-sized earthquakes every couple of decades. E. The fault has strike-slip motion, so the area west of the fault could fall into the sea.
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