Types of Snow
The temperature at which water begins to freeze
What is 32o F or 0o C?
A large ice crystal that forms around a dust particle
What is a snowflake?
The reflectivity of the surface of the Earth
What is albedo?
Fossil fuels release this gas, which causes the Earth to warm
What is Carbon Dioxde?
The two elements that make up water
What are hydrogen and oxygen?
This type of plant stays green in the winter
What is evergreen?
What is white?
This type of person fights for environmental justice through speeches, protests, and voting
What is an activist?
The form of precipitation when the atmosphere is below freezing from cloud to ground
What is snow?
What is radial symmetry?
Animals that sleep through the winter have this adaptation
What is hibernation?
The season with the lowest albedo
What is summer?
The home we need to protect from climate change
The form of precipitation when the ice melts partially while falling to the ground.
What is sleet?
The two weather factors that contribute to the type of snowflake that will form
What are temperature and humidity?
Caribou do this by moving south in the winter, following grass to eat
What is migration?
Area on a mountain where there is ice year-round
This is a result of melting ice that affects coastlines
What are rising sea levels?
The form of precipitation when ice melts completely and refreezes while falling to the ground
What is freezing rain?
This type of crystal generally has 6 sides and forms around 5o F
What is a plane crystal?
Many arctic animals have this type of fat to keep them warm in the cold and ice. Hint - whales also have it!
What is blubber?
The term to describe when albedo decreases due to melting ice, causing ice to melt faster, decreasing the albedo faster
What is a feedback loop?
This common material is made from fossil fuels, does not biodegrade, and makes up much of the pollution in our natural areas
What is plastic?