Which term refers to ice with a candle-like appearance?

• A. Frazil
• B. Candled
• C. Snow/layered
• D. Clear

Answer: (B)

Recognizing ice appearance terms helps you describe what you see on the surface and infer how the ice formed. Candled ice is the term used when ice shows candle-like projections or slender vertical crystals that resemble lit candles. This candle-like appearance comes from specific freezing conditions that produce these columnar features, giving the ice a distinctive vertical, candle-shaped look. Frazil refers to loose, fine crystals suspended in supercooled water and not solid ice with candle-like features. Snow or layered ice describes ice formed with snow layers or embedded layers, which doesn’t produce the candle-like projections. Clear ice is glassy and transparent, formed without those candle-like structures. So, candled best describes ice with a candle-like appearance.