"Don't be too Flaky"
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Scientists young and old are comparing the volume of snow to the volume of water. Here are some of the results that have been submitted to us: |
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Scientists young and old are comparing the volume of snow to the volume of water. Here are some of the results that have been submitted to us: |
| SCIENTIST(S) | DATE | LOCATION | SNOW CONDITION | RATIO (SNOW:WATER) |
| Kyle | 12/16/97 | Fairbanks, AL | - | 9:1 |
| Janice & Randy | 12/17/98 | The South Pole | very old and bone dry powder | 3.71:1 |
| Mrs. Law's class | 12/18/97 | Oak Forest, IL | wet and packed | 2.97:1 |
| Doug Geisler | 12/18/97 | Bridgman, MI | 1 day old, wet and icy | 3.90:1 |
| Rudy Villalaz | 12/20/97 | Oak Forest, IL | dense, icy, 4 days old | 2.49:1 |
| Space Explorers at Yerkes Observatory | 12/27/97 | Lake Geneva, WI | 2 days old | 2.50:1 |
| Mrs. Kotowske's 2nd grade class | 01/08/98 | - | icy | 2.20:1 |
| Does the boiling point of water change with altitude? Here are some of the results that have been submitted to us: |
| SCIENTIST(S) | DATE | LOCATION |
ELEVATION (m) |
PRESSURE (mm Hg) |
BOILING TEMP. (°C) |
| Janice & Randy | 12/17/97 | The South Pole | 2835 | 532 | 87.1 |
| Mrs. Law's class | 12/18/97 | Oak Forest, IL | 325 | 759.5 | 99.0 |
| Space Explorers at Yerkes Observatory | 12/27/97 | Lake Geneva, WI | 330 | 751.8 | 99.0 |
| Tim Clark | 01/30/98 | San Francisco, CA | 45 | 762.0 | 99.53 |
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