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Question
Give reason of Water pipes burst in severe winter.
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Solution 1
Water pipes bursts in severe winter because the water inside I the pipes freezes and increases its volume.
Solution 2
In severe winter, water pipe lines often burst because water freeze at sub-zero temperature and in doing so expands. Since there is no space within the pipes for expanding ice, it exerts very large pressure and bursts open the steel pipes.
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