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Snow Cones in Space










              Through the window, we could see




       the box floating into space. The water



       turned into steam and then it became




       snow.




              Harvey pulled the box back in. “It’s a



       space snowmaker!” said Harvey. “In space, there’s no air



                                                                                        n. a visible gas such as steam or smoke
                                                                                       vapor
       pressure. Liquid becomes vapor. Then, because it’s so cold,


       the vapor freezes into solid ice crystals—snow!”










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