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The atoms, or molecules, in a gas are not bonded to each other and are widely separated and therefore can be compressed. In water, the molecules are close together and the electric fields of electrons make compression difficult. In fact, water (at standard pressure – 14.7 psi) is denser just above freezing point and begins to expand as it cools further. It expands even more when it freezes (note that the ice cubes float). When ice skating, the increased pressure on the ice caused by the blades of the skates melts the ice under the skate and you are skating on a thin layer of ice. Water. Water can be compressed, but not too much and not easily. With enough pressure, however, any matter can and will compress (note that the neutron starts where, at the bottom of the star, electrons have been forced into the nucleus and almost everything is a neutron – a spoonful of this material will weigh a billion tons Sincerely, Jim