alleryStart learning →A sheet's heated face grows in area. Which expansion?
ASuperficial expansion
BLinear contraction
CLinear expansion
DVolume contraction
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Superficial expansion
Superficial expansion describes an increase in area on heating.
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