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The Great Lakes of the United States are often covered with a sheet of ice every winter. Which best explains why this ice does not sink to the bottom?

The Great Lakes of the United States are often covered with a sheet of ice every winter. Which best explains why this ice does not sink to the bottom?
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The Great Lakes of the United States are often covered with a sheet of ice every winter. Which best explains why this ice does not sink to the bottom?

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The density of ice is less than that of water. Hence ice floats above the lakes
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Because ice is less dense than water
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