Fact of the Day: 04/01/2021

Snowflakes are merely frozen water, right? Actually, wrong. Water, like many other substances, comes in both liquid and gaseous forms. However, it also has the ability to transition directly from its gaseous form (water vapor) to its solid form (ice) at very low temperatures and pressures. This process, called deposition (for all substances that can do this, not just water), can only occur under very specific circumstances – much like those present above our atmosphere when water vapor turns into snowflakes.

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