which falls faster? hail, rain or sleet?

Answer 1

You know, that's a pretty good question, and I don't have a definitive answer. However, I think that because of the size of hail it falls fastest. I've seen plenty of good-sized hail falling, and it seems to me that it falls faster than rain or sleet. I have the dents in my car to prove my experience with that.

Answer 2

Hail would be the answer, but only partially because it is heavier.

It has to do with wind resistance. If you were in a vacuum, all three would fall at the same rate.

The other part that makes this answer difficult, is rain falls from the clouds before it becomes sleet. Therefore, the question would be from what point to what point is one of these forms of precepitation falling the fastest?

In short though, the answer is hail, simply because the resistance of the wind and atmosphere can't slow down the fall of a hail stone as they can with rain/sleet.

Answer 3

Hail falls the slowest because of its friction with the air, rain falls fastest because of its little friction with air and sleet is in the middle. You need to remember that gravity acts the same on all objects and that there is usually some sort of wind when hail is falling that can make things different.

Answer 4

Its has to be hail because it is more dense. Terminal velocity of rain is 14mph. A pea sizes hail would fall at approx 40mph.

In vacuum all would fall at the same rate.

Answer 5

Hail falls faster because its heavier

Answer 6

to me rain