Snow Science 2

Amount of water in the snow.

• SWE

• % density

• depth

• core

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The total amount of the water that drains into a specific place.

• watershed

• slab

• basin

• subnivean zone

The place where a watershed collects.

• drainage basin

• runoff

• crust

• SWE

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Mixture of water, dirt, and air.

• snow

• hoarfrost

• avalanche

• cornice

Total accumulation of snow that has fallen and collected on the ground.

• snowpack

• watershed

• runoff

• SWE

Any kind of precipitation and melting snow make up?

• runoff

• SWE

• % density

• drainage basin

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Quantity of snow in a given area or space.

• percent density

• SWE

• runoff

• depth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

An overhanging accumulation of ice and wind-blown snow, found on the edge of a ridge or cliff face.

• cornice

• crust

• hoarfrost

• watershed

A hard snow surface lying upon a softer layer, form by sun, rain, or wind.

• crust

• cornice

• SWE

• hoarfrost

A falling mass of snow or ice, a mass-wasting process.

• avalanche

• snowpack

• cornice

• faceted snow