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Which has a lower freezing point, salt water or fresh water?
How do snowflakes form?
melting ice cubes Figure 7: Thin section photographs illustrating snow-to-ice transformation at the depths of (left) 1 metre,
Are all snowflakes actually unique?
How do fish survive under icy lakes in winter?
How did people keep food cold before refrigerators?
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snowflake on a wool coat
melting ice cubes
Figure 7: Thin section photographs illustrating snow-to-ice transformation at the depths of (left) 1 metre,
Which has a lower freezing point, salt water or fresh water?
How do snowflakes form?
Are all snowflakes actually unique?
How do fish survive under icy lakes in winter?
How did people keep food cold before refrigerators?
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Iceland, Glacier lagoon (Jokulsarlon)
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water glass on white background. (drink; clear; clean water; liquid)
Water and its Varying Forms
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Glacier off coast of Argentina, South America. (glacial; snow; ice; blue ice; melting glacier)
What’s the Difference Between a Glacier and an Ice Floe?
winter ice melting salt on the ground, pattern as background
Why Does Salt Melt Ice?
Iceberg, Arctic (polar, environment, global warming)
Why Does Water Freeze from the Top Down?