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SNOW
Uses for Snow
Sometimes we can "recycle" our snow and use it for other things! Here are a few common uses:
Watering plants
Ice Cream
Store food for a party
This family from Salem, New Hampshire built an amazing snow fort!
Consequences of Heavy Snowfall
How is it formed?
Blizzards and heavy snowfall can cause power outages and slippery roads. Sometimes heavy snow can be so high that it prevents you from leaving your house! Luckily, snowplows push the snow off of the road and pack it against the curb.
Snow is formed when water vapor rises up into the air, and as it condenses into water, turns into frozen crystals due to how cold it is in the cloud. These different crystals of ice come together to form snowflakes.
Interesting Facts
1. Snow is clear, not white! It only reflects white light.
2. The Mount Baker ski area in Washington State has the world record for snowfall at 1,140 inches of snow in the 1998/1999 winter season!
3. 80% of all the freshwater on earth is frozen as ice or snow!
Snowflakes
Blizzards
Snow and Ice
As the frozen ice crystals bump into each other inside the cloud, they form snowflakes. Snowflakes always have six sides and each one is different. Here are a few types: plate, column, and star.
A blizzard is a severe snow storm with high winds and freezing temperatures. In order to be classified as a blizzard, they must have winds up to 35 mph and lasted for 3 hours or more. Blizzards are dangerous not only because it is very easy to get caught in them, but heavy snow can make the power go out or make it hard to get out of your home for supplies or food.
As warm snow touching the ground begins to melt, it can turn into ice under freezing temperatures. Some of the melted snow can run into the road and freeze as well. This can form black ice, a dangerous very clear to almost invisible ice on the road that cars easily slide on. Water dripping from buildings/trees can create the beautiful, pointed icicles.
Different Types of Snowflakes
When it is really cold, the snow gets powdery, since each crystal has not melted. This type of snow makes simpler snowflake shapes. When it is warmer and the snow is more sticky and wet, tbis type of snow creates complex shapes. Fun fact: The largest snowflake ever discovered was 38 centimeters wide and 20 centimeters thick!