The formation of freezing rain involves
A. snow passing through a fairly thin layer of above-freezing air before passing through a thick layer of subfreezing temperatures near the surface.
B. snow passing through a fairly thick layer of above-freezing air before passing through a thin layer of subfreezing temperatures near the surface.
C. air temperatures decreasing uniformly with height, producing the cold conditions necessary for freezing rain formation.
D. air temperatures increasing uniformly with height, producing the cold conditions necessary for freezing rain formation.
Answer: B
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