When water gets cold enough, it turns into ice! That happens because the water molecules slow down and stick together in a special way.
Here's a breakdown:
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Water Molecules: Imagine tiny LEGO bricks jiggling around; these are water molecules.
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Cooling Down: When water gets colder, these LEGO bricks start to slow down. They don't have as much energy to move around.
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Sticking Together: As they slow down, they start to stick to each other in a specific pattern. This pattern makes them take up more space than when they are jiggling around as liquid water.
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Becoming Ice: When enough water molecules stick together in this pattern, the water freezes and becomes solid ice. That's why ice floats on water - it's less dense because of the special arrangement of the molecules!
So, ice freezes when water gets cold, the water molecules slow down, and they stick together in a special way to form a solid.
