Ice forms at the top of a pond because water reaches its greatest density:
AWhile boiling
BAbove freezing
CBelow freezing
DAt boiling
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Above freezing
1. Water is unusual among liquids.
2. It is densest a few degrees before it freezes.
3. So the greatest density is above freezing.
_Source: OpenStax University Physics Volume 1, Chapter 14, Fluid Mechanics._
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