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Ice pellets

earth science Maturity 5-7

Ice pellets are tiny balls of ice.

Sleet on the ground.jpg
Sleet on the ground.jpg
They fall from the sky. They look clear and hard. They make a tap sound when they hit. They can bounce on the ground. Have you seen them before?
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Sleet (ice pellets).jpg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.1 | Vital Level 5