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Because The Snow is freezing up and because the snow is getting ice on it.

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Q: Why does snow sparkle only in freezing temperatures?
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Why there is a snow?

Snow is caused by freezing temperatures.


How does snow stormes form?

Combine snow with freezing temperatures with wind, and you get a blizzard.


Can there still be snow after the temperatures reached mid 80s?

When it is 80 degrees outside there will be no snow. In order for it to snow and stay around is for temperatures to be below freezing.


How gets snow?

Freezing temperatures solidify airborne vapor particles.


What causes snow to sparkle in the sun?

Sometimes the snow can reflect light to your eyes that make you see the snow sparkle.


Which type of precipataion will you expect when snow completely melts in a layer of warm air but temperatures are below freezing near the groung?

freezing rain


Why is snow in shade softer than snow in sun?

Snow in the shade potentially hasn't melted or metamorphized yet, if temperatures are below freezing. In the sun, the additional heat from radiation will be enough to melt the snow on the surface, which then refreezes because the temperature is below freezing.


What are two conditions necessary for formation of a glacier?

Like a river- a catchment area (for snow) Unlike a river- constantly freezing, or near-freezing temperatures


What does raindrops become when they fall through air at freezing temperatures?

depends on how cold anything from snow to sleet or even hail.


Why does some snow stick together and some does not?

Moisture. Wet snow contains more water in liquid form, which allows it to bond and "stick" with other snow. This type of snow is common when snow falls at temperatures near freezing. Dryer snow does not stick together because it is almost entirely ice crystals, and this type of snow falls at colder temperatures.


What are some things that sparkle?

snow in sunlight


Why does the snow sparkle at night?

snow is shiny because the ice inside it is shiny