2006-11-06 20:36:13 · 8 answers · asked by ankit chandel 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
The reflective component of the crystals that make up snow create the whiteness of the flakes.
2006-11-06 21:04:17 · answer #1 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snow appears white because there is lots of air mixed in with the ice crystals. This makes the refractive index of snow vary rapidly on a small (but not too small) length scale.
2006-11-07 05:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by or_try_this 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything that reflects light in all directions, randomly, will appear white
this is true of snow, of many clouds, etc
when the intensity of the light reflected is less, the white becomes grey-ish
anything that would reflect all light but in a direction opposite to that it arrived in, as opposed to randomly, would appear mirror / silver
anything that reflects no light appears black.
hope this helps
2006-11-07 06:07:14 · answer #3 · answered by AntoineBachmann 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colour of an object is what is reflected back by it (From the spectrum) Since snow reflects all colours back
2006-11-08 03:11:17 · answer #4 · answered by dash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should ask "why the snow is white?" not like that...because other poeple may think that your asking about Snow White from fairytales!....LoL....it's because the clouds are white! ROFLOL!!!
hehehe..!nah!because it's the frozen precipitation in the form of white!lol
2006-11-07 04:43:08 · answer #5 · answered by Change this name! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a water Crystal, has all colours so, we see it as white.
2006-11-09 04:16:29 · answer #6 · answered by minootoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because water is colorless
2006-11-07 07:54:21 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it reflects all colours back.....
2006-11-07 04:38:48 · answer #8 · answered by Gaurav A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋