When the ice from a frozen lakes starts to melt, the temperature of the surroundings will .

increase

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decrease

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remain same

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Solution

The correct option is B decrease
We know that quite a large amount of heat energy is required to melt an ice from a frozen lake. So when ice starts melting, it takes heat from the surroundings to change its state from solid to liquid. As a result, the surrounding temperature decreases.

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