2006-12-05 21:57:35 · 12 answers · asked by connie c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
I have 3 answers for you:
Snow flakes have a random number of sides but it's not really something you can count I'm afraid - there are loads of edges and they're all zig-zaggy. They've got 6 main bits that stick out from the middle though if that helps but for counting sides, it's not like a hexagon where you can clearly see that it has 6.
OR
Snow flakes have 2 sides:
- An inside
- An outside
OR
Snow flakes have 7 sides
(I should tell you though that I just picked a random number for this one)
2006-12-05 23:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by Marko979 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
6
2006-12-08 20:58:31 · answer #2 · answered by dream theatre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A snowflake is a type of crystal. Crystals are formed in nature in a variety of sizes and shapes. Most solid matter, like minerals and metals, are said to be crystalline. Each crystal has a specific shape that helps scientists categorize what type of crystal it is.
You have seen crystals in your everyday life when you put salt on your food or sugar into your favorite cookie recipe. If you look closely at the salt and sugar you can see the shape of each crystal. You can also make your own crystals at home very easily using sugar or salt and water. Add some sugar to a pan of water. The sugar will dissolve into the water making a sugar-water solution. Heat the sugar-water to boiling. As the water boils and evaporates, you will notice crystal starting to form.
An alternate way of making a crystal at home is to use a solution of salt and water and a jar. Pout some water into a jar and add salt until no more salt will dissolve in the water. Hang a string into the salt water solution and set the jar in a sunny window. After a few days, the water will evaporate and you will see salt crystals formed on the thread.
Snowflake crystals are made from frozen water. If you look closely at a snowflake, you can see many different and beautiful forms. But they will all have something in common. All snowflakes are the same type of crystal and are hexagonal, which means they have six sides or branches.
2006-12-05 22:07:55 · answer #3 · answered by Qwerty_Monster_Munch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every snow flake is different, no one is the same!
...surly if a snowflake had all the same sides as the first one that touched the ground, it would be less magical!
Merry Christmas.
2006-12-05 22:07:22 · answer #4 · answered by Destinysfaith 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Six; yes they have many projections but all are based on hexagons, regular or irregular, because of the way the water molecules crystallize. The Smithsonian Institution actually has a display about this.
2006-12-06 04:09:16 · answer #5 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say two a top and a bottom but then it depends on how it
it falls to the ground weather its flat down or side up.
2006-12-06 21:23:57 · answer #6 · answered by frederic w 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on the snow flake i suppose.
2006-12-05 21:59:37 · answer #7 · answered by weizy_26 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
shapes of snow flakes are variable so not all of them are alike
2006-12-05 22:58:04 · answer #8 · answered by engr_ehsen 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Two, front and back. The rest is an edge.
2006-12-06 04:08:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
snowflakes are all supposed to be unique, so i think that it would depend on which particular snowflake u were looking at. don't think there is a set amount.
2006-12-05 22:07:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋