Your car’s radiator is made of steel and is filled with water. You fill the radiator to very top with water, then drive off without remembering to replace the cap. As the water and steel radiator heats up, will the level of water drop or rise and overflow? Explain? To answer this question, first you will have to investigate what a radiator is and what purpose is it serves in a car?

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Your car’s radiator is made of steel and is filled with water. You fill the radiator to very top with water, then drive off without remembering to replace the cap. As the water and steel radiator heats up, will the level of water drop or rise and overflow? Explain?
To answer this question, first you will have to investigate what a radiator is and what purpose is it serves in a car?

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