Multiple Choice Questions

Consider the following statements regarding frost formation 1 Frost forms in the same way as dew exc...........

Geography and Environment (RAS) World climates

Consider the following statements regarding frost formation:

1. Frost forms in the same way as dew except it occurs when the air temperature is at or below the freezing point.

2. Frost can form either by deposition or freezing.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Both 1 and 2

Frost forms when an outside surface cools past the dew point.
The dew point is the point where the air gets so cold, the water vapor in the atmosphere turns into liquid.
This liquid freezes. If it gets cold enough, little bits of ice, or frost, form. The ice is arranged in the form of ice crystals.

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