Of the weather events listed below, which is not a part of the formation of a fr

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Of the weather events listed below, which is not a part of the formation of a freezing rain event? Select one: a the lower atmosphere must contain a temperature inversion b. a layer of warm air must be trapped between two layers of sub-freezing air in the lower atmosphere c. the surface air temperature must be below 0 degree C (32 degree F) d. the "melting layer" must be sufficiently deep so that a snowflake that falls into this layer can completely melt e. the melted snowflake must super cool as it falls toward the surface and then freeze into an ice pellet before making contact with the ground Which statement is false about low-pressure systems that form winter storms? Select one: a. winds circulate in a counterclockwise direction around the low-pressure center. b. most winter storms can track across the US in 2-5 days c. these winter storms are larger in size that most hurricanes and their cloud field looks like a comma punctuation mark from space d. winter storms are most common in early December and are much less frequent in January and February. e. winter storms not only produce blizzards, ice storms, sleet, and flooding rains, but they can also cause large severe thunderstorm outbreaks too.

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26) The option which is not correct is option (d) because the melting layer must be deep so that snowflakes can freeze not melt.

27)the option which is false is option (d) because winter storm is much frequent in January and February not in early December.

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