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Question 180 (1 point) ✓ Saved What would happen if ice had a higher density than water? The latent heat of freezing would increase Icebergs would melt faster Ice would sink and never melt in deep oceans The crystalline structure of ice would change Floating ice at tide-water glaciers would displace less water Question 181 (1 point) ✓ Saved The sling psychrometer has two thermometers mounted to it. Which two are th

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If ice were more dense than water, it would freeze and sink over and over until the entire lake was frozen. This would eliminate many aquatic organisms and produce a system with far fewer life forms in lakes which freeze periodically.

The water in contact with the freezing ice is cold and contains some of the salt excluded from the ice, so ICE is more dense than the warmer water below, and it sinks, mixing with the deeper water. ... There is no way for heat to escape from the deep water at the bottom, so it cannot freeze.