Question

When rain falls as water droplets of size less than 0.5 mm, so light in weight to appear as floating in air, is termed as:-
1. Drizzle
2. Snow
3. Dew
4. Rain

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Drizzle

Forms of precipitation 

Rain	Drops of >0.5mm to 6mm
Drizzle	Drops of <0.5mm
Snow	Ice crystals resulting from sublimation
Dew	Moisture condensed in small drops upon cool surface
Frost	A feathery deposit of ice
Fog	A thin cloud of varying size
Mist	A very thin fog
Vapour	Water vapour in the atmosphere constitutes only about 0.001% of the total global water