weather oriented, concerning snow and ice.
2007-12-09 04:08:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
For one thing gravity. It can`t fall back up. And the ice sticks to whatever it touches until it gets warm enough to melt.
2007-12-09 04:29:30 · answer #1 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the ground is not releasing heat that is sufficient to melt the snow or ice, it will "stick".
Often, the bare, wet ground will melt snow and ice from underneath in mild climates where the ground is not frozen to at least an inch or two under the ice and snow even though the air temperature remains below freezing.
2007-12-09 13:01:00 · answer #2 · answered by Water 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get snow and ice to "stick" to the ground, the temperture of the ground surface has to at or below freezing. If the temp is above 32 degrees F, then the snow will melt, but when it melts is absorbs heat from the ground, and continues until the ground temp is at or below freezing. The snow that melted will form small ice layer that will freeze to the falling snow causing it to "stick".
2007-12-09 12:31:09 · answer #3 · answered by captsead0nkey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it sticks automaticaly to the ground if it has not been trapled on and it sets on the ground.
2007-12-09 12:36:17 · answer #4 · answered by Dust Devil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋