The formation of sleet involves
A) snow passing through a layer of freezing air forming a glaze of ice when reaching the surface.
B) air temperatures decreasing uniformly with height, producing the cold conditions necessary for freezing rain formation.
C) air temperatures increasing uniformly with height, producing the cold conditions necessary for freezing rain formation.
D) snow passing through a layer of above-freezing air, melting, and then refreezing, forming a pellet that bounces when reaching the surface.
D) snow passing through a layer of above-freezing air, melting, and then refreezing, forming a pellet that bounces when reaching the surface.
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