
Have you ever seen a snowflake? Snowflakes grow as moist air freezes in a cloud. No two snowflakes are alike. But they have shapes in common. Let’s see some.
Columns and Needles

These crystals form in warmer temperatures. They are long and thin. They might look like small hairs on your clothes.
Diamond Dust

This is the smallest type of snowflake. It has six sides. This type forms in very cold weather.
Twelve-Branched

Sometimes, two snowflakes join in midair. They can form a snowflake like this. Can you count its branches?
Stellar Dendrites

This is the most common type of snowflake. It has six branches.
Did You Know?

This is Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley. In 1885, he took the first picture of a snowflake. He learned that every snowflake is different.