Snow Crystals

1. Snowflakes form from water vapor. In cold air, the water vapor sticks together in a crystalline
shape and freezes into ice.
2. The simplest type of snowflake is a Hexagonal Prism.
3. A snowflake forms by freezing water vapor around a dust particle. As more and more water
vapor freezes onto the formation, it grows larger and larger and becomes a snowflake. When
the snowflake hits the ground, it melts and becomes water vapor again, and the process
repeats.
Hunt for the Supertwister
1. The Fujita Scale is used to rate tornadoes.
F0

F1

F2

F3

F4

F5

Weather Stats
1. Death Valley, USA (134F or 56.7C)
2. Elizabeth, Illinois (-35F or -37.2C)