White frost is: A. Dew that has frozen on the ground B. A deposition of water va

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White frost is:

  A. Dew that has frozen on the ground

    B. A deposition of water vapor on the ground

    C. A light snow or snow flurries that accumulate on the ground

    D. A light sleet that accumulate on the ground

    E. None of the above

Please explain……………………………………………

    A dry fluffy snow will most likely have: (Choose the BEST answer)

    A. 5 units of snow to 1 unit of water (5 to 1 ratio)

    B. 10 units of snow to 1 unit of water (10 to 1 ratio)

    C. 30 units of snow to 1 unit of water (30 to 1 ratio)

    D. 100 units of snow to 1 unit of water (100 to 1 ratio)

    E. None of the above

Please explain……………………………………………

Explanation / Answer

White frost is :

Answer:

A. Dew that has frozen on ground .

Explanation :

Frost is the deposition of ice that forms in humid air cold conditions and usually during night times. Such frost are fragile and crystaline in form and white in colour as they are pure form of water that has formed as dew drops .

Dew forms as a result of temperature variation that might be seasonal or climate change . Such dew drops forms and freezes on the ground resulting in the formation of white frost .

A dry fluffy snow will most likely have:

Answer:

C. 30 units of snow to 1 unit of water (30 to 1 ratio).

Explanation:

Wetness and dryness of snow is identified and recognised by the water to air pockets ratio in snow. When snow has higher contet of water, the snow becomes wet and hence marshy and more condensed .

But when the water ratio is less and snow ratio is higher (snow contains more air pockets), the snow would be more fluffy and easily compressible or squeesable as its density is less and quantity seems more as it is fluffy in nature . These depends upon the temperature of land as well as air temperature and humidity where it snows .

Lesser the ratio (ie., Lesser than 30:1) more the wetness, higher the ratio more fluffy the snow would be . But 30:1 is the average for a fluffy form of snow . If the ratio goes higher than 30:1 , it would become feathery and not seem fluffy, as fluffy would have a little mass so that it could be holder in hands and pressed too . But if feathery, it would not be so easy to hold it.

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