STATEMENT #1

MOST SOLID MATERIALS CONTRACT UPON HEATING

AND EXPAND WHEN COOLED.

STATEMENT #2
THERMAL EXPANSION REFERS TO THE TENDENCY OF MATTER TO
CHANGE IN LENGTH, AREA, AND VOLUME IN RESPONSE TO A
CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE THROUGH HEAT TRANSFER.

STATEMENT #3
THE CHANGE IN THE LENGTH OF ALMOST ALL SOLIDS IS DIRECTLY
PROPORTIONAL TO THE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE, AS LONG AS THE
CHANGE IN TEMP IS NOT TOO LARGE.

STATEMENT #4
THE EXTENT TO WHICH A MATERIAL EXPANDS UPON HEATING IS
THE SAME FOR ALL MATERIALS.

STATEMENT #5
FINE CERAMICS HAVE HIGHER COEFFICIENTS OF EXPANSION
COMPARED TO THOSE OF METALLIC MATERIALS.