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phase change
Understand sublimation, where a substance changes directly from solid to gas without going through the liquid state of matter
Which has a lower freezing point, salt water or fresh water?
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Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Polish-born Dutch physicist

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Iceland, Glacier lagoon (Jokulsarlon)
Winter Weather Words Quiz
Demystified
Iceberg, Arctic (polar, environment, global warming)
Why Does Water Freeze from the Top Down?