Snowflake Bentley

A biography is a story about someone's life written by someone else.  

• True
• False

Snowflake Bentley was the first person to take a picture of a snowflake.  

• True
• False

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He learned that most snowflakes or crystals had sixteen branches.  

• True
• False

Snowflake Bentley used black velvet to catch the snowflakes to be photographed. 

• True
• False

Snowflake Bentley used black velvet to catch the snow crystals he would photograph.  

• True
• False

What kind of instrument did Snowflake Bentley use to look at snowflakes?

• Microscope
• Telescope
• Magnifying Glass
• He didn't use an instrument.

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What geometric shape do snowflakes have?

• Octagon
• Pentagon
• Hexagon
• Triangle

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

Once the snowflakes were caught, what did he use to move them around?

• A fork
• A feather
• A knife
• A razor blade

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CCSS.RI.2.3

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How many snowflakes did Bentley photograph all together?

• 500
• 1,000
• Over 5,000
• Over 10,000

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What did Snowflake Bentley die from?

• Pnemonia
• A heart attack
• Old age
• Cancer