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Why is it important for marine life that the solid form of water is less dense than the liquid form?
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∙ 14y ago
Because it forms this way to save things lol ahaha
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoIf it were the other way around, lakes would freeze from the bottom up, and all the fish would die in the winter.
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The asthenosphere is a flowing solid. It's sort of a liquid and a solid.
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Solid water, ice, is less dense than liquid water and floats on top. The solid state of other substances is more dense than the liquid state and will sink in the liquid.
What happens when you put a less dense soild and a more dense liquid together?
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What is an example of a solid that Is less dense than a liquid?
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