When you freeze water, it turns into ice. Imagine tiny water molecules that are always moving around like a group of kids playing tag. When the temperature drops and they get cold enough, they slow down and start holding hands in a neat line, this makes ice! It's like when you cool soup until it becomes a solid block. The water gets smaller too because the molecules arrange themselves more tightly together.
Examples
- When you put a glass of water in the freezer, it turns into an ice cube.
- A lake freezes from the top down during winter because the water gets colder and becomes ice.
- Your popsicle expands when it freezes inside its wrapper.
See also
- What Causes the Tides Exactly?
- Why Do We Have Different Seasons?
- What Causes a Volcano to Erupt?
- How Does a Battery Work?
- Why Do We Yawn When We're Tired?
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