If Water Had a Lower Specific Heat, Would Ponds Be

question 107

Multiple Choice

If water had a lower specific heat, would ponds be more likely to freeze or less likely to freeze?

• A)Ponds would take less time to freeze because they couldn't hold on to heat so well.
• B)Water would necessarily also have a lower freezing point, and it would take more time for a pond to freeze.
• C)A pond would take less time to freeze because the water molecules would slow down at a slower rate.
• D)Ponds would take more time to freeze because ice would no longer be less dense than liquid water.

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