Question

Differentiate between hail and frost

Answer 1

Hint:
> One of these occurs in the mid-latitudes near the interiors of continents, although it appears to be restricted to high elevations in the tropics.
> And the other one is a thin layer of frozen surface ice that forms from water vapour

Complete answer:

Frost	Hail
Frost is a thin layer of frozen surface ice that forms from water vapour that comes into contact with a solid surface in an above-freezing atmosphere, the temperature of which is below freezing, resulting in a phase shift from water vapour (a gas) to ice (a solid) when the water vapour reaches the freezing point.	It is made up of balls or irregular ice lumps, each of which is known as a hailstone. In cold weather, ice pellets usually fall, while hail development is dramatically inhibited during cold surface temperatures.
Frost ice crystals are produced as a result of the creation of the fractal phase.	Hail is a type of precipitation of solids.
Frost crystals can be (black), transparent (translucent), or white; if the light is dispersed in all directions by a mass of frost crystals, the frost coating appears white.	Hailstones are usually between 0.2 inches (5 mm) and 6 inches (15 cm )in diameter.
Forms of frost include crystalline frost (hoar frost or radiation frost) from low humidity air-water vapour deposition, white frost in humid environments, window frost on glass surfaces, cold wind advection frost over cold surfaces, black frost at low temperatures and very low humidity without visible ice, and rime in supercooled wet conditions.	Hail formation includes solid, upward air motion environments with the parent thunderstorm (similar to tornadoes) and lower freezing level heights. Hail occurs in the mid-latitudes near the interiors of continents, although it appears to be restricted to high elevations in the tropics.

Note:
> When the temperature is between 28⁰ and 32⁰ F (-2⁰ to 0⁰ C)., a light frost occurs.
> Many vine plants, such as beans, pumpkins, grapes, tomatoes, peppers, and melons, are harmed by a light frost.
> Dangerous hail occurs 5 times more than tornadoes
> Hailstones move like lottery balls inside a storm.