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GIVING 100 POINTS PLEASE ANSWER SOON When ponds freeze, they freeze at the surface first before freezing at the bottom. Which property of water explains why this might happen? Density Adhesion High boiling point High specific heat

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Answer:

Density

Step-by-step explanation:

Water is less dense as a solid than as a liquid, so as ponds freeze, the ice floats at the top and the pond freezes from the top-down.

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Step-by-step explanation:

This is because of density. Since Ice is less dense than water, the ice even formed inside the pond then starts floating on the surface of water. Because of this density, Ice floats on water and thus the water freezes at the surface.

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