Understanding Snowflakes

Who was the first person to photograph a snowflake?

• Marie Curie

• Isaac Newton

• Wilson Bentley

• Albert Einstein

What are emergent properties in the context of snowflakes?

• Properties that are designed by humans

• Properties that arise from simple rules

• Properties that arise from complex rules

• Properties that are identical in all snowflakes

What is the basic shape that a snowflake starts as?

• Square

• Circle

• Triangle

• Hexagon

What role does randomness play in the formation of snowflakes?

• It ensures all snowflakes are identical

• It has no role in snowflake formation

• It contributes to the unique shapes of snowflakes

• It makes snowflakes melt faster

What did researcher Nancy Knight claim to find in 1998?

• A snowflake that never melts

• The largest snowflake ever

• Two identical snowflakes

• A snowflake with eight arms

Why are two snowflakes not truly identical even if they look alike?

• Because they melt at different rates

• Because they are made of different elements

• Because of the presence of deuterium

• Because they have different colors

What is deuterium?

• A type of water molecule

• A type of snowflake

• A type of hydrogen isotope

• A type of oxygen atom

What does the presence of deuterium in water molecules imply?

• All water molecules are identical

• Deuterium makes water evaporate faster

• Some water molecules are heavier

• Water molecules are made of different elements

What does the metaphor of snowflakes suggest about their nature?

• They are designed by humans

• They are all identical

• They are symmetrical but not perfect

• They are permanent and unchanging

What is the significance of the journey of a snowflake?

• It highlights their unique and transient nature

• It shows that all snowflakes are identical

• It indicates that snowflakes are permanent

• It proves that snowflakes are designed