If you measure the distance between two telephone poles with a steel tape on a very hot day, your measured distance will be
A)a bit short.
B)a bit long.
C)the same as on an average-temperature day.

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Steel expands when heated, so on a very hot day, the tape would be slightly longer than its standard length, leading to a measurement that is shorter than the actual distance between the poles.

If You Measure the Distance Between Two Telephone Poles with a Steel