2007-02-04 10:06:53 · 8 answers · asked by kyle34_0 2 in Environment
There is more surface area exposed to heat, making it melt in more places faster.
2007-02-04 10:11:55 · answer #1 · answered by dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More surface area = more heat transfer = faster melting.
Inversely, chipped ice will also freeze faster, so it's cheaper to make. Also cubed ice is cheaper to make than block ice, which is why block ice is more expensive.
2007-02-04 18:13:33 · answer #2 · answered by chimpus_incompetus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same reason Ice caps are melting faster, the smaller they get the faster they melt. Why? Because as Ice melts or is cut it loses its internal temperature.
2007-02-04 18:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by jarrow t 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not a large as an ice cube or as dense? I don't know for sure
2007-02-04 18:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by ann m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More ice area is exposed to the higher-temp environment.
2007-02-04 18:11:06 · answer #5 · answered by itry007 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more ice is exposed. i learned that in 7th grade
2007-02-04 18:15:31 · answer #6 · answered by BlackRose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's smaller therefore it won't take as long to thaw.
2007-02-04 18:12:10 · answer #7 · answered by piowine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
coz its chipped.
2007-02-04 18:10:11 · answer #8 · answered by Chikky D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋