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This is due too electromagnetic wave mainly UV waves from the sun hit the top layer of the snow which causes the molecules too move rapidly causing a energy transformation to thermal energy.

even on a cloudy day UV rays still can penetrate the atmosphere.

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Does it have to be three degrees above freezing to snow?

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Does salt make snow melt slower?

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When will the snow melt in Minnesota?

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Can it snow in negative temperatures, or does snow only occur in positive temperatures?

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Does it have to bebelow freezing for it to snow?

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Will snow melt over night without rain?

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Can it snow when the temperature is 50 degrees?

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How can you know when the snow is going to melt?

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Does it have to be below freezing for snow to fall?

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Why there is a snow?

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