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Now that you have learned about the Special Properties of Water, complete the following assignment.

Frozen lake in Landwehrkanal, Berlin
Please complete the following:

Think about the fact that water is most dense at 4°C, and the fact that ice is much less dense than water.

a.  What would happen to a lake or a pond in the winter (in a cold climate) if this wasn’t the case?

b.  What if the water continued to contract, and the solid form (ice) was more dense than liquid water? 

c.  How would this affect the life in the lake? 




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