The tumbleweed dispersal strategies are unusual among plants; most species disperse their seeds by other mechanisms. Many tumbleweeds (though by no means all) are ruderal species, opportunistic agricultural weeds. Tumbleweeds have been recorded in the following plant families:
The most obvious is temperature. If the air temperature is above 32Â°F snow and ice will start to melt, at or below 32Â° and it will remain frozen. Think about a popsicleâ¦ inside the freezer it stays frozen, outside it starts to melt. The amount of sunshine plays a big factor.
At temperatures below 32 Â° F (0 Â° C), liquid water freezes; 32 Â° F (0 Â° C) is the freezing point of water. At temperatures above 32 Â° F (0 Â° C), pure water ice melts and changes state from a solid to a liquid (water); 32 Â° F (0 Â° C) is the melting point. For most substances, the melting and freezing points are about the same temperature.