Question

Which of the following statements is incorrect ?
1. There is a difference between snow and ice.
2. The characteristics of snow and ice are same.
3. Snow is opaque and ice is transparent.
4. Snowfall is seen at high attitudes.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : The characteristics of snow and ice are same.

Concept:

• Water makes up two-thirds of the Earth which is composed mostly of saltwater such as the ocean and the seas.
• Water is vital for every living thing on the planet including animals, humans, and plants.
• Without water, there would be no living things on this planet.
• Snow and ice are both products of water.
• They are very different from each other.

Explanation:

Ice:

• Cold air freezes the normal liquid water into solid, frozen ice. 
• It can be formed both naturally and artificially.
• Ice is formed in bulk and masses.
• Ice, on the other hand, forms on the ground.
• It can be in the form of a frozen lake or any body of water.
• In short, ice is just water that freezes.
• Ice is transparent.

Snow:

• Snow occurs naturally.
• It is formed due to the climate conditions in certain countries.
• It falls naturally and in tiny, unnoticed pieces.
• It falls down during the winter seasons to our planet.
• Snow falls off in pieces in places of high altitude.
• When the atmospheric water vaporizes and freezes, it becomes snow.
• In short, snow is frozen vapour from the atmosphere.
• Snow is opaque.

​​Thus,

• There is a difference between snow and ice: Correct
• The characteristics of snow and ice are the same: Incorrect
• Snow is opaque and ice is transparent: Correct
• Snowfall is seen at high altitudes: Correct