The reason for white snow (from newsela article)

Which selection in the section "Why Do Icebergs And Glaciers Appear Blue?" BEST supports the inference that blue snow is not common in highly populated cities?

• Snowpack, which is snow packed up on the ground, icebergs and glaciers can sometimes appear blue. Light can enter the snow through cracks and crevices (rather than reflecting off of their surfaces).

• The trapped light travels within the snow and ice, scattering in every direction. The farther the light travels, the more times it scatters.

• As the light bounces around the ice, the colors separate out from each other. The ice absorbs most colors, but blue light keeps bouncing around.

• When the light rays finally emerge from the snow layers, it's only the blue light that reaches our eyes. To us, it looks like the snow has a blue tint.

Read the sentence below.

Liquid water may appear colored if the surface is not smooth.

Which detail from the article provides the BEST support to the statement above?

• The world is blanketed in white snow, which is frozen water. But if you turn on a faucet or open the freezer, you can see that liquid water and ice are colorless.

• Optics, which is the field of science that studies light and how it interacts with matter, can explain why a material may be colorless in one form but white in another.

• Water in a cup has a smooth, flat surface that transmits light through it. Because very little light bounces back to reach our eyes, we don't see any color.

• White light that we see is a combination of all the colors in the rainbow including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.

What is MOST likely the reason the author included the description of watermelon snow?

• to show how the depth of a snowpack can alter the way it appears

• to explain how fresh snow is different from old snow on the ground

• to provide a scientific reason for snow appearing as a different color

• to illustrate how humans disrupt nature and cause strange outcomes

How does the author build understanding of a material being colorless in one form and white in another?

• by describing the intricacies of snowflakes with no one flake like any other

• by listing all the colors contained within white light that reflect off of snow

• by explaining how snow appears to be a different color when it is very deep

• by making a comparison to transparent glass appearing white when shattered

What is the title of this article?

• Why is Snow White?

• What is Snow White?

• Why is snow white?

• Why is snow while?

Bonus question: Who is Mr. Gorton?​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• my teacher
• a fisherman
• Santa Claus
• someone else's teacher
• I don't know