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Originally posted by volante
Water has a very peculiar property. Everything contracts as it gets colder, but once it reaches 4 degrees C, water starts to expand. As this means it also becomes more bouyant, the colder water rises to the surface and freezes, while the lower levels remain above 0 degrees C. The ice also acts as insulation, which is one reason why lakes never freeze solid.
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would you be able to give me a GRAPH of temperature of water (in the polars) vs/ depth?
by the way, let's please think of it as very calm water, not many currents moving, as calm as possible