Which one of the following is not a form of condensation ?

Dew

Fog

Frost

Sleet

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UPSC NDA-1 – 2021

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Sleet is a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often formed when snowflakes melt partially as they fall through a layer of warm air and then refreeze in a sub-freezing layer near the surface. While it involves freezing water, it is primarily a form of precipitation resulting from the freezing of raindrops or melted snow, not directly from the condensation of water vapor into a liquid or solid form on a surface or within the air mass like dew, fog, or frost.

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air changes into liquid water or ice. Forms of condensation include dew (liquid water on surfaces), fog (liquid water droplets suspended in air), mist (similar to fog but less dense), frost (ice formed directly from vapor deposition on surfaces below freezing), and clouds (liquid water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere).

Precipitation includes various forms of water falling from clouds to the ground, such as rain, snow, sleet, and hail. Condensation is a necessary precursor for cloud formation and precipitation, but sleet itself is classified as a type of precipitation, not a form of condensation like dew or fog.

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