Question

Snow at mountains does not melt all at once because,

• A. Mountains are at higher altitude
• B. Cold winds blow on the mountains
• C. High specific latent heat of fusion of ice
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

High specific latent heat of fusion of ice

Ice has a high specific latent heat of 336 J/g. Thus a large quantity of heat energy is required to melt the ice and the only source of heat energy is the sun.