Heating creates increased molecular activity making them "shove around" for more room thus making the object expand is the simplest explanation.
Items are composed of molecules and atoms. Like water that is boiling, they get agitated with heat. They need more room to vibrate and swirl around. Like the pot of water that starts to boil, it can even exceed the confines of the pot it is in and expand until it overflows.
When things are heated, the heat causes the molecules to move faster and that forces them farther apart, causing the item to expand.
Oil does expand when heated and contracts when cooled.
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No, not all objects expand when heated. Most objects do expand when heated, but there are exceptions such as water between 0°C and 4°C, which contracts when heated. The expansion or contraction of an object when heated depends on its material properties.
When matter is heated it will expand
Most substances expand when heated.
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Wood would expand about 0.3 millimeters if heated to 100 degrees
They expand
Matter expands when it is heated.
No, gases expand more than solids when heated.
When heated, most substances expand due to the increase in kinetic energy of their atoms or molecules. This leads to an increase in the average distance between the particles, causing the substance to expand.