Thermal Expansion
Helpful before this lesson
- Not completed: Temperature and Thermometers
- Not completed: Atomic Structure
- Not completed: Density
These topics can make this lesson easier, but you can start now.
Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to explain why materials expand when heated
- Students will be able to distinguish between linear and volume expansion
- Students will be able to predict and calculate thermal expansion in practical situations
Core Concepts
- linear_expansion
- volume_expansion
- coefficient_of_expansion
- vibration_amplitude
- material_properties