ice
solid water
iceberg
- Key People:
- Sir John Leslie
- Related Topics:
- glacier
- iceberg
- columnar ice
- c-axis
- ice crystal
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- Geosciences LibreTexts - Ice (May 10, 2024)
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ice, solid substance produced by the freezing of water vapour or liquid water. At temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F), water vapour develops into frost at ground level and snowflakes (each of which consists of a single ice crystal) in clouds. Below the same temperature, liquid water forms a solid, as, for example, river ice, sea ice, hail, and ice produced commercially or in household refrigerators. Ice occurs on Earth’s continents and surface waters in a variety of forms. Most notable are the continental glaciers (ice sheets) that cover much of Antarctica and Greenland. Smaller masses of perennial ice called ...(100 of 1630 words)