When in a forest or an wild area where there is a lake/river, when temperatures is 0° to -10° Celcius, why wont the water freeze into ice?
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Water accumulates great amount of heat energy compared to air it is in contact with and most other materials and takes a while to cool down. Unlike the soil, it also mixes and equalizes its temperature. When water has already cooled down to 0 degrees it needs to give up more heat to turn into a solid. Once some ice forms on the surface, it forms an isolating layer.
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