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When water freezes it forms a lattice pattern and ______

A) expands

B) sinks

C) evaporates

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When water freezes it forms a lattice pattern and expands. Because the water forms a crystal lattice when frozen, it's volume increases because the water molecules take up a lot of space but they aren't very compact.
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