SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Water is unique, however, because its solid state (ice) is actually less dense than its liquid phase, allowing walleye and other aquatic life the ability to survive underneath the ice in cold, but unfrozen waters each winter.

Detailed explanation-2: -The “stuff” (molecules) in water is more tightly packed than in ice, so water has greater density than ice. Don’t let the fact that ice is a solid fool you! As water freezes it expands. So, ice has more volume (it takes up more space, but has less density) than water.