Which statement best explains why even though most rain starts out as ice crystals, we still experience liquid precipitation (that is rain instead of snow).
A) Falling ice crystals contain aerosols that expand near the ground.
B) Increasing atmospheric pressure near the ground causes ice crystals to transform into water droplets.
C) As they fall, ice crystals grow bigger and bigger, and then large ice crystals must melt into water droplets.
D) Falling ice crystals are melted by increased sunlight closer to the ground.
E) Falling ice crystals travel through air closer to the ground which is above 0 °C.

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As ice crystals fall, they pass through warmer air layers closer to the ground, causing them to melt into liquid water droplets if the temperature is above 0 °C.

Which Statement Best Explains Why Even Though Most Rain Starts