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A hot sun warms the surface of a lake on a calm day. What will happen to the cold water at the bottom of the lake?

A: The cold water at the bottom will rise up and mix with the warm water at the top.
B: The warm water at the top will sink down and mix with the cold water at the bottom.
C: The cold water will remain at the bottom and won't mix very much with the warm water at the top.
D: Both A and B are true.

User Pekaaw
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Answer:

the answer is is the warm water at the top will sink down and mix with the cold water at the bottom

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Answer:

C:the cold water will remain at the bottom and won't mix very much with the warm water at the top because warm and cold water don't mix

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