It's a cold, wintry day when the first flake falls. Everyone gets excited, but a lot of people don’t know much information about the fragile flakes that fall from the wintry sky. That information includes: how the snowflakes form, their appearance, and the conditions of it snowing.
Before all else, most people may not know how the frozen flakes are formed. According to, Snow Day! By Tabitha Walker, the process flakes of how the icy flakes are formed all starts when water evaporates from the Earth and rises into the atmosphere. As the water reaches a certain level of the atmosphere that is 32° Fahrenheit, it freezes. These tiny droplets of frozen water are called ice crystals. These ice crystals then form around a dust or dirt particles. Some of the larger snowflakes can have up to 200 ice crystals. These few steps are what form the beautiful snowflakes that fall from the sky on a harsh winter day.
Additionally, many people don’t know what the snowflakes look like. Although they may all look white as they fall from the sky, but if you look at them through a microscope, each and every one of them have a rare and unique shape and design.
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As you already know, the air has to be 32° Fahrenheit at most in order for to snow, but did you know that it could actually be too cold to snow? There has to be moisture in the air in order for it to snow, so anything below 15° Fahrenheit can be too for there to be moisture in the air, making it too cold to snow. To continue, the ground has to be a certain temperature for the snow to stick to it. Unlike the air, the ground takes in more heat from the Sun, making them two completely different temperatures. The ground has to be 32° Fahrenheit at most. If it is any warmer, the snow will not stick, it will melt. There are several conditions for the bitterly cold snow to fall and stick to the
Clouds to form in the atmosphere have to have water vapor present. This water vapor makes up a cloud. The water vapor in the atmosphere comes from evaporation or deposition. Also the temperature of the air is below the dew point. When the water is fully saturated, it starts to rise and the expansional cooling process begins. During the process of condensation, the aerosol particles act like a nuclei in the atmosphere, which began to grow, creating ice crystals that are big enough to produce a cloud.
She see snow for the first time. Since Yolanda comes from the Dominican Republic she has never actually seen snow because it is too hot there for snow to fall. Around the time she sees the snow she is learning about the Cuban missile crisis. “I saw the dots in the air like the ones Sister Zoe had drawn-random at first, then lots and lots. I shrieked ‘Bomb! Bomb!’ Sister Zoe jerked around, her full black skirt ballooning as she hurried to my side. A few girls began to cry. But the Sister Zoe’s shocked look faded. ‘Why Yolanda dear, that’s snow!’ She laughed ‘Snow.’” (Alvarez 163). Yolanda has never seen snow before so she is scared because she thinks it is a nuclear fallout, but after Sister Zoe reassures her that the snow is only snow not a fallout she feels better. The idea of the snow falling is an uneasy feeling for Yolanda. Then snow represents the unknown and the scary events Yolanda and her family will have to experience in America. “Each flake was different, Sister Zoe had said, like a person, irreplaceable and beautiful.” (Alvarez 163). Sister Zoe says all snowflakes are different just like people. Throughout the book a recurring theme has been that Yolanda is having a hard time finding her identity. The snow in this case represents Yolanda and how she has the ability to be whatever she wants and how she can follow so many different paths now that she is in America. “A symbol differs
And sometime the snow would be lift clean from the ground and up into the air, and by and by it would be all clapped to the ground as though there had been no wind at all, straightaway it would rise and fly again.
Frost forms when there is enough moisture in the air and the ground is cold to
Enjambment in the poem sets the mood. The mood is that as of a snowfall, quiet cold, settled and slow. The poem does not need to rush its thoughts into a sentence or a stanza. By separating the thoughts into different lines and stanzas forces the reader to read slowly as that of a snowfall. The reader reads the poem peacefully, which depicts the images of a peaceful snow, covered forest.
Below freezing air is used to make snow and snowflakes. Moisture from lakes and oceans to form clouds.warm, rising air to form precipitation.
The correct chemistry in the video is the snowman (Olaf) was letting out steam. The snow does not turn into steam but the water vapor in the atmosphere turns into a thick vapor that can be seen in the form of fog, as in the winter when blowing on the hands we notice the exit of water vapor when exhaling.
I love when it snows because it shows that winter is here and a chance of no school. But, I also don’t like when it snows because it’s so cold. So I don’t love snow with a burning passion and I also don’t despise it, I’m somewhere in between and I’m sure many other people are too. A weird weather phenomenon that could occur in our area is a tsunami while its snowing.
POW! At what seems like 100 miles per hour it hits you! The cold snow running down your back, chills form on your arm. Then, another one! Quickly you dodge it, then grab your own and send it flying back. Wow, you think, snowball fights are extreme. This snowball fight was the best I ever had. We were throwing snowballs across the street, hitting houses and laughing as we do so.
In numerous countries it snows, snow can interfere with people’s life, children are unable to attend school and other people are unable to get to their jobs in certain cases when the snow is severe. For these specific reasons snow has to be melted, although there are other ways that they can get rid of snow but this investigation is focusing on melting the snow. De-icing or anti-acing is the process of removing snow, ice or frost from roads, airport runways or any other part needed. To de-ice salt is spread by snowplows or dump trucks, this salt will often be mixed with sand, another component that melts ice. Salt and sand are used as they are inexpensive and are available in large quantities.
When preparing yourself for the long day ahead, you must consider the temperature in which you will be riding. You will want to constantly watch the local weather station, find the next snowfall, and following temperatures. If the snow falls when it is too warm, it will have the chance to melt and refreeze into a crusty layer of ice. If the snow falls when it’s too cold, it will come down very hard and will not be the powdery snow that is desired. The best time to hit the mountain in the morning after a big snowfall, and the temps around 25-30 degrees. When the snowfalls at night, it is already there in the morning and it does not have to be fought and rode through during the day. This can make the day much more enjoyable and keep you warmer.
The millennial generation has seen the evolution of media representation. As our generation continues to advance and take on careers in casting and media representation we are able to challenge every previous ideal about what people want to see on stage and screen. The stages and screens are meant to be a place for people to come view reflections of our society and societies spanning the globe. 2016 is set to break previous boundaries for actors with autism. The representation of autism began its development as a way for unknown actors such as to break into the limelight for performing as a person with a lifelong development disability. Examples of this include Leonardo DiCaprio’s acclaimed performance in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and Eddie
They are known as rime and clear ice, and a mixture of the two is not uncommon. For rime ice to form, an aircraft needs to fly through an area of tiny super-cooled liquid drops. This super-cooled liquid is actually suspended in the cloud cover at temperatures already below freezing. Once the aircraft surface plows through this moisture, the drops are disrupted immediately adhere to and freeze before spreading out over the entire surface. This forms a rough and cloudy-white layer of ice known as rime. Even though the rime surface is rough and creates an airflow disturbance, it is lighter and easier to remove by deicing equipment than clear ice. For clear ice to form, larger sized super-cooled drops would need to be encountered. These larger droplets spread out over the surface and airfoils before freezing. This allows for the build-up of a clear, hard and slick layer of ice on the surface (Ahrens, 2009).
Did you know that it is impossible for two snowflakes to look alike according to thefactsite.com. Some people claim that to be a myth. If the temperature is 2 degrees or below the snow will be thick.the appearance of a snowflake all depends on how many ice crystals they have. A snowflake usually has 200 ice crystals according to the article Snow day. Snowflakes have a hard life if you think about it.Brrr, lets see how cold it has to be for a snowflake to stick to the
If this happens, the individual flakes develop strong bonds and form a solid and cohesive mass. But when it is cold, water vapors can slip to the bottom of the snowpack, forming angular crystals. These crystals tend to weaken the snow and undermine it from below (Fink).