When snow melts, where does the white go?

Answer 1

r u all kiding me? the white is caused by inpurities in the cristalization process leaving tiny bubles in the cristal. just like when you make ice cubes you have an area that is white. that is because the bubbles create a reverse prisim effect and turn colored light into white light.

Answer 2

The white is really still there; we just do not notice it because the colors are separate. You see, the little ice crystals in snow reflect all the different colors of sunlight in all directions. When we see the blended colors of light, we see white.

Try this experiment sometime in the winter. Take an adult with you. When there is snow on the ground and it is a dark, overcast night (no moonlight or starlight), take a flashlight and several different colors of clear cellophane plastic.

Try putting the cellophane over the flashlight and shine it on the snow. (You may have to wait a few minutes each time, to let your eyes get used to the dark again.) When you filter out each color-- that is what the cellophane does-- the snow will reflect only the color that is left-- so the snow will look red, or blue or green.

White light contains all the colors. Snow reflects all the colors. So when we see snow under daylight, which has all the colors, snow looks white.

Thanks for asking such a great question!

Answer 3

Are U like 5 er sumthin?
Snow is white because air is frozen in the little bits of ice known
as snow.
If the ice melts, the air escapes from the water and the water cannot reflect the "white"

Answer 4

the white is just because all of the light what hits the snow gets reflected back. its not an actual pigment in the snow, just a reflection that we see

Answer 5

It gets transferred to newborn rice grains. That is how the rice gets white. It is called the law of conservation of rice and snow, also known as "what's the matter with energy bars."

Answer 6

it melts. all substances change when transforming from one state to another . some are more noticeable than others.When
ice crystals form like frost , it is white as well right. so would it be harder for light to pass though a solid stated matter?

Answer 7

the white is ice crystals...so it turns into water and just goes with the flow...its like frost from a mug..it is white...where do you think that goes....turns to water and drips on the table

Answer 8

the white is water

Answer 9

HEHEHE I love it!! Wonderful children's book. Mother Earth absorbs it, we see it as beautiful flowers next.

Answer 10

You're kidding, Right?