Snow Facts
This is the term for frozen precipitation that falls from clouds as ice crystals that have joined together.
Snow
This winter sport uses a board attached to both feet and is often done on mountains.
Snowboarding.
Many people around the world celebrate this holiday on December 25th. Name the holiday.
Christmas
When water changes from a liquid to a solid, we call this process _____.
Freezing (or solidification).
In a popular animated movie, a snowman named Olaf loves warm hugs and was created by two sisters. Name the movie.
Frozen
Most snowflakes have six sides because of the way these molecules bond when freezing. Name the molecule.
Water (H2O)
In ice hockey, the object players try to shoot into the goal is called the _____.
A festival of lights celebrated for eight days in late autumn by people of the Jewish faith is called _____.
Hanukkah.
What is the point at which water freezes at standard atmospheric pressure. Celcius and Farenheit
0∘C. & 32 F
This line "Merry Christmas, you filthy animals" is from which movie?
Home Alone
When packed snow recrystallizes into larger grains and becomes a dense, icy mass, it is called this.
Firn or packed snow (accept "firn" or "packed ice").
This winter Olympic sport involves athletes racing down a snow track in a small sled while lying face-up and feet-first.
Luge
On December 6th, children in this country place their shoes out for St. Nicholas, hoping for sweets or coal.
Netherlands (Germany/Belgium)
Explain in one sentence why lakes sometimes freeze from the top down instead of from the bottom up.
Water is most dense at about 4∘C (39.2 F), so cooler water stays on top and freezes first; ice also insulates the water below
This long-running holiday song begins with "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire" and is often heard in winter playlists. Name the song or the singer most associated with it.
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" — often associated with Nat King Cole. Accept either the song title or Nat King Cole.
The scale used by scientists to describe the water content of snow (how much water is in a given depth of snow) is often described as snow's _____.
Density
Figure skating uses a move where a skater spins quickly on one foot while extending the free leg; this spin is called a _____.
Camel spin (or simply "spin" — accept "camel spin" for the described move).
This holiday, celebrated in some countries on January 6th, marks the visit of the Magi to baby Jesus and is known by a name that begins with "E".
Epiphany.
When air is cooled and holds less moisture, water vapor can turn directly into ice crystals without becoming liquid first; this process is called _____.
Deposition.
What was the song Jingle Bells originally written for
Thanksgiving
Explain why snow appears white even though individual ice crystals are clear
Snow appears white because light entering the ice crystals is scattered many times and re-emerges in many directions, mixing wavelengths so it looks white.
Name two differences between alpine skiing and cross-country skiing. (two short points)
Alpine skiing uses downhill courses, steeper slopes, and lifts; cross-country skiing covers flatter terrain and relies on the skier's own movement for propulsion.
In this country, families often eat KFC chicken on Christmas due to a successful marketing campaign.
Japan
Describe how salt lowers the freezing point of water and why this is useful for melting ice on roads. (short explanation)
Salt dissolves in water and lowers the freezing point by disrupting ice formation; this means ice melts at lower temperatures, helping to clear roads.
In a famous novel and movie series set partly in a snowy region called Hoth, which franchise does this belong to?
Star Wars