Informative Essay On Snowflakes

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Whoosh! It's snowing outside! Don't you just love snow! But, did you know that there is more to these little specks of white. Although, snowflakes are very mysterious things. They don't come very often. Snowflakes are very unique because they are all different shapes and sizes, they are mistaken to be built with more than six sides, and there are many myths about them. First of all, snowflakes can be very wondrous. According to " Snow Day!" no two snowflakes are alike. Each one has its own shape and pattern. Also, frozen water called ice crystals form around dust or soot in the air. There can be up to 200 ice crystals in a snowflake. So, you might want to think twice before you eat them. Although each one is unique, there are

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