SLEET and HAIL: By: Joey B. and Alfredo L. INTRO. Do you know what sleet and hail is? Do you know how they are formed? You'll find out in our page of sleet and hail! Read on and you will know the main points of sleet and hail.

LEET

Sleet consists of solid pieces of ice that are transparent grains of ice.They form of a size no bigger than 5 millimeters or 1/5 of an inch. Sleet pellets are somewhat like a spree in it's shape.Sleet is formed by freezing rain or rephrasing partly melted snowflakes.

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AIL

Hail is large balls of ice that are caused by thunderstorms and the freezing of rain. Hail usually happens in warmer weather. Hail can be very dangerous, it can dent cars, break windows, damage roofs and if severe enough, it can even kill you. Hailstones are mostly the size of your fingernail but they can be as large as your fist.When the balls of ice (hail) grow too large to be held by the air, it falls to the ground as hailstones.

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