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Which has a lower freezing point, salt water or fresh water?

How do snowflakes form?

melting ice cubes

Figure 7: Thin section photographs illustrating snow-to-ice transformation at the depths of (left) 1 metre,

Are all snowflakes actually unique?

How do fish survive under icy lakes in winter?

How did people keep food cold before refrigerators?

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snowflake on a wool coat

melting ice cubes

Figure 7: Thin section photographs illustrating snow-to-ice transformation at the depths of (left) 1 metre,

Which has a lower freezing point, salt water or fresh water?

How do snowflakes form?

Are all snowflakes actually unique?

How do fish survive under icy lakes in winter?

How did people keep food cold before refrigerators?

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Glacier off coast of Argentina, South America. (glacial; snow; ice; blue ice; melting glacier)

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Why Does Water Freeze from the Top Down?

winter ice melting salt on the ground, pattern as background

Why Does Salt Melt Ice?