1. Lisa Tabor Computers 8 December 2010
Snow
Lisa Tabor
Computers 8
December 2010

2. Table of Contents What is it? Snowflakes Interesting Facts
What Places Get Snow
World Records
Photos
Bibliography

3. What is Snow? Type of precipitation from clouds
Formed by freezing water
Consists of multiple snowflakes
Different types
Powder
Ice
Slush
Made of billions of snowflakes clumped together

4. Snowflakes Frozen ice crystals Come in variety shapes and sizes
No two snowflakes are alike
Types
Graupel
Stellar Dendrites
Type of snow is discovered by the flakes

5. Interesting Facts Largest Snowman 9,000,000 pounds snow
Made in Bethal, Maine, 1999
Measured 113 feet 7 inches tall
Blinded by snow
Freshly fallen snow reflects 90% radiation

6. Top Five With Beautiful Snow
1st South Korea, winters very cold
2nd Alaska, more glaciers, whole world combined
3rd Japan, Mount Fuji has snow on slopes
4th Canada, Rocky Mountains are a big contribution
5th Switzerland, beautiful scenery, Mountain Alps

7. World Records Most snow in year is held by Mount Baker
Its elevation is 10,775/3,285 in Washington State
Baker Ski Area reported 1,140 inches, 95 feet/2,896 cm (29 meters)
Most snowfall in a month was 304 inches/772 cm

8. Photos

9. Bibliography Websites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow /