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Ice forms very quickly on top of a lake because the water is in direct contact with the air, and can lose heat very quickly. Once ice forms on top, it serves to insulate the water below it, making it more difficult for that water to lose enough heat to cool to freezing and become ice.
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Will a solid form of a substance react faster or slower than a powdered form?
Slower
Can hurricanes and tornadoes over lakes propagate fish to new lakes and rivers?
Probably not. First of all, hurricanes can only form over ocean sized bodies of water, not lakes or rivers. It may be possible for ocean fish to be transported to a lake by the storm surge, but they die quickly in the low-salinity water. Tornadoes have been known to pick up fish, and occasionally larger animals, out of lakes and rivers, but they don't survive the trip.
Why do Lakes form on the floor of rift valleys?
lakes form on the floor of a rift valley
Why do lakes form on the floor of a rift valley?
lakes form on the floor of a rift valley
How does the cooling rte of rocks affect the crystal size?
If rock cools quickly it does not have time to form large crystals and so it forms small ones. At slower cooling rates there is time to form larger crystals.
What provides fjords in Canada?
the lakes and rivers form together and make rivers and lakes and that is what form the fjords
How were the 5 lakes form?
From a glacier
Where does a rejuvenated form?
in lakes and rivers
Are the Great Lakes the world's largest group of freshwater lakes?
Yes. The Great Lakes are the largest body of freshwater lakes. They were formed by Glaciers that melted. The glaciers came from the north eventually melting to form the Great Lakes.
How do lakes form by tectonic plates?
Everything on Earth is on a tectonic plates. Some lakes form as a result of plate tectonics, but not all. Lakes may form in between mountains or downthrust areas created by plate tectonics. In other cases, though, lakes may form in impact or volcanic craters, areas carved out by glaciers, or on streams dammed by landslides. There are even man-made lakes.
Which five lakes form the great lakes?
H.O.M.E.S Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
Do Lakes form in many ways?
Yes
