How should we feel in regard to these things?

We should feel thankful to an All-wise Creator, for having provided us with both heat and light from a never-failing source—the sun.

Expansion by Heat.

How does heat generally affect substances?

Heat expands them or makes them larger.

Does heat expand all metals?

Yes; all metals are expanded by heat.

When a rod of iron is heated, is it longer or shorter than when cold?

It is longer than when it is cold.

How do we know this?