Does ice contract when cooled to a certain level?

Subject: Does ice contract when cooled to a certain level?

Date: Fri Jul 2 20:35:37 1999
Posted by Pamela Cupid
Grade level: undergrad School: UCLA
City: LA State/Province: California Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 930965737.Ch

Message:


Water contracts when cooled until it reaches 4C and then expands. 
If you keep cooling it, does it ever start contracting again, and 
at what point?
What is the temperature at the polar caps?

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