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SEP Construct an Explanation Why would sea water trapped in a lake become saltier as glaciers form on top of it?
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When ice forms, the crystal lattice excludes most dissolved salts, so the salts stay in the liquid. Freezing therefore removes mostly fresh water as ice and leaves the same amount of salt in a smaller volume of water—raising its salinity (this is called brine rejection).