2006-07-30 22:18:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
during winter, it's cold, out there...
and when it's cold, water expands, and metal shrinks... this creates a huge amount of stress on the metal pipes, even breaks them sometimes.
2006-07-30 23:08:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
During Winter, water freezes to form ice. Water expands on cooling. Ice has more volume than water, hence the pipe breaks.
2006-07-31 05:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by whatever 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as water freezes, it expands, so if the pipes are full of water, the expanding water needs more space, so it bursts the pipes.
2006-07-31 05:47:50 · answer #3 · answered by hanumistee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water expands when it freezes putting a lot of pressure on your pipes. the end.
2006-07-31 05:21:39 · answer #4 · answered by pyg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water expands if it freezes.
2006-07-31 05:20:40 · answer #5 · answered by DL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋