2007-01-10 08:11:28 · 6 answers · asked by Hiborn 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
A very small portion sublimates, or paddes directly to vapor from the solid form. Most of the snow that disappears, thouugh does so from localized melting under sunshine in the daytime and refreezing to ice at night.
2007-01-10 08:18:54 · answer #1 · answered by Helmut 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sublimation also causes the ice cubes to disappear from the tray in your freezer if you leave them. It is a very common process in cold areas. The reverse process is deposition where water goes directly from a gas to a solid without condensing into a liquid first. The most common occurrence of this is frost.
2007-01-10 09:53:12 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only thing that can cause that is sublimation; the process of a solid turning into a gas without going through the liquid phase. This is exactly what frozen carbon dioxide does (dry ice). It takes longer with frozen water, but the process is the same.
2007-01-10 08:20:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The ground may be above freezing.
And snow evaporates, too.
2007-01-10 08:19:36 · answer #4 · answered by rinkrat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My guess is it evaporates
2007-01-13 22:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
percipitation.
2007-01-10 08:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋