What’s the difference between ice and snow? Aren’t they both frozen water?

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What’s the difference between ice and snow? Aren’t they both frozen water?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s like cake and a cookie. Cake has air in it while cookies don’t so cake is softer while a cookie is hard and crunchy 🙂

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Think of it like rock vs. sand. It’s made from the same stuff, but has totally different properties, so it’s useful to distinguish between them.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Think of it like rock vs. sand. It’s made from the same stuff, but has totally different properties, so it’s useful to distinguish between them.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Think of it like rock vs. sand. It’s made from the same stuff, but has totally different properties, so it’s useful to distinguish between them.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Ice is much more dense and sturdy. Think of it like a comparison between rocks and sand. Snow is usually light and fluffy because the crystals spread out very far and there’s lots of air space in between.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Ice is much more dense and sturdy. Think of it like a comparison between rocks and sand. Snow is usually light and fluffy because the crystals spread out very far and there’s lots of air space in between.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Ice is much more dense and sturdy. Think of it like a comparison between rocks and sand. Snow is usually light and fluffy because the crystals spread out very far and there’s lots of air space in between.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Same stuff, snow is just full of air. Structure is different, think of a graphite pencil and a diamond. Same stuff, different arrangement.

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Same stuff, snow is just full of air. Structure is different, think of a graphite pencil and a diamond. Same stuff, different arrangement.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Same stuff, snow is just full of air. Structure is different, think of a graphite pencil and a diamond. Same stuff, different arrangement.