CBSE Class 8 Science
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Pressure Winds Storms and Cyclones — Question 4
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Question Why does water spurt out like a fountain from leaking joints or holes in water pipes? (Page 85)
Water in water pipes has long water columns, as the water tanks to which the water pipes are connected are placed at heights. The pressure inside the pipes is high. The water exerts pressure in all sides of the container including the bottom and walls of the pipe. When this water exerting pressure on all sides, finds a narrow opening like a hole or a leaking joint, it spurts like a fountain.