Let's hope Jack Nicholson has a pleasant birthday on Wednesday, or at least a less disturbing one than the birthday when pal Hunter S. Thompson showed up outside his house, turned on a spotlight, blasted a recording of a pig being eaten alive by bears, fired several rounds from his 9mm pistol, and (when the terrified actor and his kids refused to ...
There are five types of snow crystals. The first type are called needles, the second type are hollow columns, the third type of snow crystal are the stars, the fourth type of snow crystal are the sector plates, and the fifth are the dendrites. There are five types of snow crystals. The first type are calledneedles, the second type are hollow columns, the third type of snowcrystal are the stars, the fourth type of snow crystal are thesector plates, and the fifth are the dendrites.
Snow is precipitation in the form of flakes of crystalline water ice that falls from clouds. Since snow is composed of small ice particles, it is a granular material. It has an open and therefore soft, white, and fluffy structure, unless subjected to external pressure. Snowflakes come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Types that fall in the form of a ball due to melting and refreezing, rather than a flake, are hail, ice pellets or snow grains.