Summary
In a city, snow can't soak into the ground -- there's too much concrete in the way. So where do all the plows and trucks put the snow? A quick look at snow as water in solid form.
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Discussion
The video follows what happens to a city's snow when there's nowhere for it to soak in.
- Why can't city snow soak into the ground?
- What happens to snow when it melts?
- Where do cities put all the snow they clear away?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: snow, solid, melt.
Try it: Explain what snow turns into when it melts, and where that water might go.