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No, sea water freezes at a lower temperature than fresh water, because of the minerals -- mostly salt -- contained in sea water. Sea water may not freeze until it reaches 27 or 28 degrees F. Fresh water freezes at 32 degrees F.
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Why do most lakes freeze in winter but oceans do not?
A solution of salt in water has a lower freezing point than that of pure water. Presence of salt in the sea water causes a lowering of the freezing point. Lakes are mainly fresh water which will freeze at a higher temperature than sea water. Which means a fresh water lake will freeze over before the sea will because the temperature needs to be much colder to freeze sea water because of the salt dissolved in the sea water.
Why does sea water freezes faster than fresh water?
sea water doesnt freeze faster than fresh water, fresh water freezes faster than sea water as it has a lower freezing point than sea water has as sea water contains salt which makes the boiling/freezing points increase therefore making the sea water freeze at a lower temperature.
What water will not freeze?
Sea water will not freeze.
Why does salt water melt faster than fresh water?
The salt is sea water accelerates the thawing process because it lowers the freeze point of the water.
Why do freshwater lakes not freeze?
Fresh water lakes do freeze, but very salty waters and moveing water, like the sea, will not freeze except in critically cold conditions. The lake you are reffering to may have moving water running inside it, making movement.
Which freeze the slowest a sea water or a fresh water?
salt water freezes slowest this is due to one of the coligative property of solution i.e. dipression in freezing point.
What would freeze first a pond or ocean?
A pond, being fresh water and smaller, would freeze first. Sea water, being salty and larger, also constantly affected by the tides and wind, will only freeze in very extreme coldness.
Does fresh water freeze faster or salt water?
Fresh water freezes at 32°f (0°c) at sea level. Sea water freezes at 28.4°f (-2°c) at sea level. Salt water depends on the concentration of salt. At maximum saturation salt water (23.3% by weight) freezes at -5.98°f (-21.1°c).
Why sea water and freshwater do not have same density?
Sea water and fresh water does not have the same density because sea water has salt, which makes it more dense than fresh water Sea water and fresh water does not have the same density because sea water has salt, which makes it more dense than fresh water
Did convicts have to drink fresh or sea water on the first fleet?
Fresh water - sea water kills.
Is If sea water has salt in it it will freeze at a lower temperature than fresh water is this sentence a hypothesis?
No. A hypothesis would be "As the gradient of salt in the water increases the freezing point would decrease"
Why won't density currents form where rivers enter and ocean?
They do. It is well known that the fresh water from the Amazon stays on the ocean surface for kilometers from land. And in Fiordland in New Zealand, the fresh water forms a distinct layer over the sea water - and in winter this fresh layer can freeze!
