Snowflakes
Frozen rain drops are know as ________.
sleet
Formation of frost normally happens on still, clear and _______ nights.
cold
This is the date of winter solstice.
December 21
Compacted snow is approximately 90 to 95 percent trapped air. Meaning that it can't move and transfer heat. Therefore, it is a great _________.
insulator
Ice can form a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by freezing dripping water. Spell this structure correctly.
icicle
Snow crystals are formed when ________ _________ freezes.
water vapor
Frost crystals are formed when surrounding air is full of ________ __________.
water vapor
The winter solstice is also know as the __________ day of the year.
shortest
Warmed entirely by body heat, ________ can be 100 degrees warmer inside than outside.
igloos
Icicles are mostly on the ________ (north, east, west, or south) side of a building.
south
Snow crystals are formed in the _________.
clouds
Cold air will settle in the valleys since it is _________ than warm air, therefore frost conditions are more prone in these regions.
heavier
The Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth on the Solstice December 21, _______, to found a society that would allow them to worship freely.
1620
Not every snow storm is a blizzard. In order to be classified as a blizzard, storms must also include ____________ ___________.
Unlike snowflakes, icicles do not have this geometric feature.
symmetry
According to the Guinness World Records, the largest snowflake in the world was 15 ________ wide and 8 _________ thick.
inches
When the temperature of the ground or surface is below ____________ Fahrenheit, the moisture freezes into ice crystals that are know as the frost point.
32 degrees
The solstices take place every winter and summer due to this tilt of the earth on its axis. ______ degrees
23.5
The most snow fall in a 24 hour period in the United states is 75.8 inches in this state.
Colorado
Why will your tongue stick to a cold metal pole? __________ conductivity which is a fancy way of saying that the metal will bring the tongue to its temperature more quickly than your tongue will warm up the metal.
Although snowflakes can change shape so quickly, the hexagonal _____________ is kept.
symmetry
In order for frost to form, the cold air _____________ the water vapor in the air into droplets on the ground and other surfaces.
condenses
On the day of the winter solstice, the sun is directly over this line of latitude.
Tropic of Capricorn
Snow, like the ice particles it's make up of, is actually colorless. It's ______________, not white, which means that light does not pass through it easily.
translucent
Ice floats because it is less ________ than water.
dense