why is snow white
@firecracker95 (4)
United States
6 responses
@Ganesh44 (5547)
• India
29 Nov 08
My Dear Friend
In fact everything is made by GOD but their is a scientific reason for it .
First we of all remember that light consists of or is a mixture of seven colours
The scientific reason is ,the color of an object is the color of light it reflects .
For example , snow absorb all the colours of light accept white(or comination for white colour) , that is why it looks white in colour
Thanks for raising such a good discussion !!!
Happy Mylotting
Take Care
Ganesh
@cheongyc (5072)
• Malaysia
29 Nov 08
Definitely there is a scientific reason behind. The reason we are seeing objects with colours, is because the trick of light. Objects are reflecting light partially and absorbing partially. So, objects that reflect all the lights will appear as white. The sunlight consisted of full spectrum (all colours), so the snow the appear white in the sunlight because it could reflect all the lights. If you just turn a green light, then you will the snow is green in colour. Hope this clear your doubts on why snow is white in colour in the sunlight.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
8 Dec 08
Yup, that's the right answer!
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@cheongyc (5072)
• Malaysia
9 Dec 08
I am glad to get the answer right. I used to be fascinated by the tricks of light during our science class in lower secondary school. I was amazed by the sun light spectrum being refracted by a glass prism to form the rainbow colour on the white screen. Besides, we learned about the primary colour, secondary colour and tertiary coulour. The fundamental colour are red, green and blue. The mixture of primary colour will produce secondary colour. For example, mixture of red light and green light will produce yellow light, while red and blue will produce purple light and so on. The mixture of all light produce white colour light. That's how the colour of snow is produced. 
@anetteh (3590)
• Sweden
29 Nov 08
I have no clue, but mabee there is a reason for it. It may be cold, but it is shore nice for your ice. It also light up the darkness of this season. So it may be the reason of being white snow. By the way, welcome to mylot, hopw you will enjoy staying here.
@anitajayakumar (1202)
• India
29 Nov 08
Bright marshmallow-colored snow blinds us with its gleaming white color because it reflects beams of white light. Instead of absorbing light, snow's complex structure prevents the light from shining through its lattice formation.
A beam of white sunlight entering a snow bank is so quickly scattered by a zillion ice crystals and air pockets that most of the light comes bouncing right back out of the snow bank. What little sunlight is absorbed by snow is absorbed equally over the wavelengths of visible light thus giving snow its white appearance.
So while many natural objects get their blue, red, and yellow colors from absorbing light, snow is stuck with its white color because it reflects light.
