Physics Lesson 13.2.5 - Thermal Expansion and Contraction in Daily Life

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Welcome to our Physics lesson on Thermal Expansion and Contraction in Daily Life, this is the fifth lesson of our suite of physics lessons covering the topic of Thermal Expansion, you can find links to the other lessons within this tutorial and access additional physics learning resources below this lesson.

Thermal Expansion and Contraction in Daily Life

Thermal expansion and contraction are encountered very often in daily life, and many engineering applications of this phenomenon are of a very wide range. Some of them include:

Railway tracks are placed at a certain distance from each other to avoid issues caused by thermal expansion during hot days in summer.
Electricity or telephone cables bend down in summer and strain in winter due to thermal expansion and contraction respectively.
Metal rings are heated prior to being fixed to a wooden barrel. The rings contract when they cool down and thus, they hold the barrel tightly as shown in the figure.

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Tutorial ID	Physics Tutorial Title	Revision Notes	Revision Questions
13.2	Thermal Expansion
Lesson ID	Physics Lesson Title	Lesson	Video Lesson
13.2.1	What is Thermal Expansion and Thermal Contraction?
13.2.2	Linear Thermal Expansion and Contraction
13.2.3	Area Thermal Expansion and Contraction
13.2.4	Volume Thermal Expansion and Contraction
13.2.5	Thermal Expansion and Contraction in Daily Life
13.2.6	Bimetallic Strip. Thermostat
13.2.7	Types of Thermometers

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