What Happens When You Freeze Water?

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.

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  1. When you put a glass of water in the freezer, it turns into an ice cube.
  2. A lake freezes from the top down during winter because the water gets colder and becomes ice.
  3. Your popsicle expands when it freezes inside its wrapper.

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