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When liquid, individual water particles cling together in a way that allows them to move around, as long as they stick together. Imagine a bunch of people all holding hands, running around outside. That's sort of how the molecules move.

When water freezes at about 0 degrees Celsius, the individual water particles cling together in a different way. They can no longer move, but they settle into a pattern that makes the water more solid and makes it harder for the molecules to separate. Imagine the group of people holding hands again. Now imagine they all lie down in a circle, still holding hands. They can't run around anymore, but it is now harder to separate them.

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