Snowflakes Quiz

Snowflakes Quiz

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Quiz about Snowflakes

Test your knowledge about snow with this useful and educational quiz based on thirteen questions. If you haven't seen our lesson about snow yet, we recommend to review it, so you can figure it out easily.



1) A water molecule is made up of one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms, forming an angle of about 105Β°.

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2) When frozen, water molecules bond to form a _________ ice crystal. This shape persists as the snowflake grows.

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3) Snowflakes are clusters of ______________ that form in clouds.

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4) Who was the first person to photograph thousands of snowflakes and record their characteristics?

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5) Who developed a morphology diagram that sorted snowflakes into different types?

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6) On your sleeve these snowflakes look like small bits of white hair.

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7) They are the largest snow crystals, usually falling to the ground with diameters of 5 mm or more.

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8) A capped column snowflake is formed by a central column and two ________ attached to the ends.

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9) What conditions form the most complex snowflakes?

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10) Can two snowflakes have exactly the same shape?

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11) ____________ is sticky and quite heavy, ideal for snowman building.

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12) Snow appears white due to the continuous reflections suffered by the light that arrives in the air bubbles trapped in the ice crystals.

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13) Even if it appears clean and white, is not safe to eat snow because it can soak up _________ on the way down.

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πŸ₯‡ Find out more:

βœ… The 7 most common types of snowflakes

βœ… Why is snow white when ice is transparent?

βœ… Wilson Bentley, the first snowflake photographer