2006-07-03 09:19:22 · 25 answers · asked by Josh C 1 in Environment
Snow is a solid, so I guess it's dry.
If you touch it, - it instantaneously becomes liquid at that very spot, and then I guess it could be called 'wet' since it's a liquid.
2006-07-03 09:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by MK6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snow is dry. While the others talk about "wet snow" and "dry snow", they are referring only to common terminology and not scientific fact. Technically speaking, however, snow is most definitely dry since it is frozen and a solid. The instant it melts and becomes water and it is no longer snow.When snow becomes "wet", it is in the process of melting and is therefore technically snow mixed with water. The water is wet, but the snow that is left, is still technically dry, at least until it too melts, which all takes place in a matter of seconds.
2006-07-03 12:31:16 · answer #2 · answered by diafel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes both. If the air is dry, the snow comes down really 'dry' and light. It will land on you or the sidewalk and show no signs of moisture.
If there is a lot of moisture in the air, the snow is very wet and heavy. You, and everything it lands on, gets wet from it.
2006-07-03 09:25:18 · answer #3 · answered by B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have 2 sort of snow . wet and dry
by dry snow it like rain by wet snow you can see all the view of ice..
2006-07-03 09:32:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends upon the temperature. A dry snow won't form into a snowball and a wet one will. When temperatures are just below freezing, snow tends to be wetter and when you get to minus 30 or so, the snow is drier.
2006-07-03 11:13:02 · answer #5 · answered by meagain2238 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, since snow is precipitation and it come from very cold masses of sir or also known as clouds, I guess you could say snow is wet, because if it was dry then how come it melts in your hand and turns into water. Answer that question!!
2006-07-03 09:53:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's dry. It's only wet when it melts, which, at that point...is not snow anymore!
2006-07-03 11:14:26 · answer #7 · answered by schaianne 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the definition of wet?
What is the definition of dry?
What are the exact characteristics of the snow...
Not all snow is alike...some is actually wetter than others.
2006-07-03 09:22:57 · answer #8 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Define Dry and Wet, if by dry, you mean solid, then technically yes, if by dry, you mean something solid at 70 degrees F then no, it's wet.
2006-07-03 09:22:43 · answer #9 · answered by Archangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever been outside in the snow?
When snow melts, it's a liquid.
So it's wet.
2006-07-03 09:22:31 · answer #10 · answered by rachaelx3x3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋