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Snow is a mineral, like diamonds or salt.
The definition of a mineral is: "A mineral is a naturally occurring homogeneous solid, inorganically formed, with a definite chemical composition and an ordered atomic arrangement." Using that definition, ice is certainly a mineral; and hence snow is, too. Water, however, is not.
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Is snow made from freshwater?
Snow is made from freshwater. When the water evaporates and rises into the clouds, only the water goes up, not the minerals the water contains, so when it comes back to earth as snow or rain, it comes back as fresh water.
Minerals form from bodies of water due to the process of?
Precipitation
How do minerals get their color?
There are over a dozen causes of color in minerals. Many are not particularly simple or easily explained. A few common causes of color are metal ions, intervalence charge transfer, and radiation.
What is a group of snow called?
Snow leopards are loners and never in a group.
What you can do on snow?
pee on snow walk on snow sit on snow have a tea party on snow snow ball fight on snow eat on snow go on the computer on snow lay down on snow eat the snow and many many many more, do you get my drift? going to skate with my family and my boyfriend
Are there natural resources in Montana and if there are what are they?
oil, gas, minerals, gold, rivers, lakes, snow, and many more...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
What is Northwest Territories land like?
Theres alot of snow, rivers and alot of minerals
Is snow made from freshwater?
Snow is made from freshwater. When the water evaporates and rises into the clouds, only the water goes up, not the minerals the water contains, so when it comes back to earth as snow or rain, it comes back as fresh water.
Minerals form from bodies of water due to the process of?
Precipitation
Material moved by erosion?
Soil, rocks, sand, minerals. It depends on where erosion takes place. Like if on high hills or mountains, it will carry snow and water as well with it.
Is white a natural color?
White is a color that is created when all the wavelengths of visible light are reflected without absorption. It can be found in nature in the form of snow, clouds, and certain minerals.
When is water minerals?
Water as a solid, in the form of ice, is considered a mineral when it is naturally occurring. Ice in snow banks is considered a mineral but ice cubes you make in your freezer are not a mineral.
How do minerals get their color?
There are over a dozen causes of color in minerals. Many are not particularly simple or easily explained. A few common causes of color are metal ions, intervalence charge transfer, and radiation.
What kind of compound word is snowflake?
elegant beautiful amazing unique
What is the collective noun for snow?
Collective nouns for snow are a blanket of snow, a bank of snow, or a drift of snow.
How are minerals different from rocks?
Rocks contain minerals in them and minerals are just the minerals themselves.
Does salt water smell?
Snow smells like nothing. Snow is the same as rain but it's turned into snow while it is falling from the sky. If the temperature is cold this happens. Snow smells of nature because it is natural.
