Nature News Feed December 2014 | Página 6

Cover Article:

How Does Snow

Fall?

When you see the beautifully cold flakes of snow fall to the ground during a snowfall, you may be wondering: How does snow form and then fall? Well if you are wondering how, then you are in the perfect place to find out! It turns out, that whenever it is below freezing, (32 degrees of below) and there is moisture in the air, the moisture freezes and becomes a miniscule flake of ice. Soon after this flake is created, other flakes merge together to create a snowflake! If the newly born snowflake is heavy enough to sink to the bottom and the ground is cold enough, snow will begin sticking to the ground and the cold will more beautiful than ever!