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no,they are called ice crystals because they look like crystals

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Can you explain the difference between snowflakes and snow crystals?

Snowflakes and snow crystals are both formed from frozen water vapor, but they have different structures. Snowflakes are clusters of snow crystals that stick together as they fall from the sky. Snow crystals are individual ice crystals that form in the atmosphere. Snowflakes can have a variety of shapes and sizes, while snow crystals typically have a hexagonal shape.


Do snowflakes look like?

All snowflakes are six-sided crystals


What factor in clouds control snowflake formation?

There isn't a factor in clouds that control snowflake formation.Wet snow: water droplets and ice crystals form. Ice crystals grow. Ice crystals combine and form snowflakes. Snowflakes begin to melt. Dry snow:water droplets and ice crystals form. Ice crystals grow. Ice crystals combine snowflakes. Snowflakes fall without melting.


What tiny crystals fall from the sky in winter 10 letters?

snowflakes


Why are there snowflakes?

Because when water precipitates out of solution in sub zero temperatures, ice crystals are formed and these are the snowflakes.


Why are snowflakes?

Because when water precipitates out of solution in sub zero temperatures, ice crystals are formed and these are the snowflakes.


What do sugar salt and snowflakes have in common?

They all have crystal structures. Sugar and salt crystals are formed through the process of crystallization, while snowflakes are ice crystals that form in the atmosphere when water vapor freezes.


What is shaped like a prisms?

Some ice crystals (snowflakes).


What happens to snowflakes when air gets colder?

When the air gets colder, snowflakes can form as water vapor in the air condenses into ice crystals. These ice crystals then join together to form snowflakes. Colder temperatures allow for the formation of more complex and well-defined snowflake shapes.


Ice crystals that collect to each other as they fall to the surface are called what?

Snowflakes are ice crystals that are simply aggregates of ice crystals that collect to each other as they fall toward the surface. Snowflakes usually fall during the winter season.


When do columns in snowflakes form?

Columns in snowflakes typically form when water vapor in clouds freezes into ice crystals. As these crystals grow, they develop a hexagonal structure due to the molecular arrangement of water molecules. Factors like temperature and humidity influence the shape and size of the crystals, leading to the unique, intricate patterns observed in snowflakes. The process occurs in the atmosphere before the snowflakes fall to the ground.


How can you tell no two snowflakes are the same?

there crystals are aligned slightly differently.