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Salt lowers the melting or freezing point of water. The effect is termed 'freezing point depression'. Therefore frozen salt water melts faster and remain melted for long.
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Why is the arctic ice cap not considered a glacier?
Because it is frozen sea water. A glacier is frozen fresh water.
How much of earths water is frozen water?
A bit less than 2% of the worlds water is frozen. Antarctica accounts for about 80% of the worlds fresh water.
What percent of salt water is frozen?
Of the 2% fresh water in our world, around 90% is frozen but I guess more and more are in liquid form now due to global warming
What is the frozen part of water?
The frozen part of water is called 'ice'
Is Mars frozen?
no mars is not frozen it just as some liquid water that frozen at time
What portion of the fresh water is frozen into ice?
Only 2 percent of fresh water is frozen in glaciers.
Why is the arctic ice cap not considered a glacier?
Because it is frozen sea water. A glacier is frozen fresh water.
What percent of the earths fresh water is frozen poles?
Only about 1.7% of the world's total water is trapped in glaciers and ice caps, but about 68.7% of fresh water on Earth is frozen in them.
What is one form of frozen water in the South Pole?
The frozen water at the South Pole is fresh water ice.
How much of earths water is fresh?
3% though 2% of that 3% is frozen -------------------------------------- 1% fresh 2%frozen 97% salt
Will fresh water be completely frozen before salt water?
yes
Why does freezing ocean water create fresh water?
Evaporates as the water is frozen.
What percentage is earth's water frozen water?
A bit less than 2% of the worlds water is frozen. Antarctica accounts for about 80% of the worlds fresh water.
What percent is frozen at the poles of the earths fresh water?
75%
Would I get more fish to the pound if it is fresh than I would if it is frozen?
yes, when you buy frozen fish you also buy frozen water so you get less fish.
Is most of earth's water frozen at the poles?
no. but most of earths fresh water is.
Which cube melts faster a frozen juice cube or a frozen water cube?
In most cases an equal volume of juice will melt faster than an equal volume of ice
