What is NOT a property of water that helps make water essential for life on Earth? Water freezes into ice in its solid form, which floats on its liquid form insulating rivers
and lakes during cold weather.
Water absorbs heat during evaporation, a property which organisms can use to cool
themselves.
Water is able to absorb large amounts of heat which allows large bodies of water to
stabilize air and land temperatures.
Water is able to dissolve nonpolar substances such as oil, which helps it keep
substances from crossing into and out of the cell.