Does melting snow warm or cool the surrounding area, or neither?

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Does melting snow warm or cool the surrounding area, or neither?

2006-10-29 07:53:45 · 2 answers · asked by Susie Q 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather

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It takes energy from the surrounding to go from frozen to liquid so it will be cooling the surrounding.

Easy way to remember this for the future...we put ice in a cup of water so as it melts, the water surrounding the ice will stay cool.

2006-10-31 22:30:46 · answer #1 · answered by UALog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Heat from the surrounding area is required to melt the snow so with no new heat coming in, the area will cool.

2006-10-29 15:57:13 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋