2007-07-05 14:26:57 · 10 answers · asked by JP the Wolf 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
The crystalline structure is different. The snow forms into snow flakes, and those come at different angles and reflect the light in many different directions, it also contains a great deal of air. Ice is like one big crystal, and has less defraction and much less air. So the light can go right through if the ice is formed cleanly.
2007-07-05 14:29:17 · answer #1 · answered by Steve C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are both forms of frozen water. Snow is usually not as clear as ice due to dirt and other materials that it collects in the atmosphere.
2007-07-05 14:30:51 · answer #2 · answered by Matt F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snow isn't really white. It's clear too, it just looks white when it is clumped all together. It's like a polar bear's fur. Their fur is also clear, but it looks white because there is so much of it all absorbing light.
2007-07-05 14:30:46 · answer #3 · answered by stanzisezyes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice is clear because it has no oxygen in it when it freezes.
I suppose when snow freezes it's up in those clouds so there's a lot more oxygen, and when there's oxygen bubbles in the water then it turns white.
2007-07-05 14:30:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snow White is a fictional character!
2007-07-05 14:29:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you shave ice, it looks like snow, not so clear anymore.
2007-07-05 14:29:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snow defracts light a whole lot more, making it appear white.
2007-07-05 14:30:09 · answer #7 · answered by Jonathan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes one is from the tap one is from the sky
2007-07-05 14:29:21 · answer #8 · answered by marsh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
froze at different rates
2007-07-05 14:29:08 · answer #9 · answered by ὀκτάπους 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 different temps!!!!!!!!! different air atmosphere......
2007-07-05 14:30:23 · answer #10 · answered by Tigerluvr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋