why does lakes freeze solid
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Because water is the only common substance that expands when it freezes. For that reason ice floats on water. If water were like all “normal” substances, ice crystals that formed on the surface would sink to the bottom, and lakes (and oceans) would freeze from the bottom up.
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LAKES AND RIVERS ARE SOURCE OF HEAT IN COLD PLACES THE WATER IS WARMER THAN THE SURROUNDING AIR AND CAN KEEP THE GROUND BENEATH IT WARMER IN THE WINTER LAKES AND RIVERS MIGHT NOT HAVE FROZEN GROUND UNDER THEM.
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