Both glass and ceramicsare very brittle so may fracture if suddenly heated at a high temperature.
Expansion is a problem in railway making lines wider so therefore jamming trains or fracturing.
In the expansion of a solid particles vibrate fasterand further the more heat they get
In the expansion of a liquid particles move around further the more they are heated up
In the expansion of a gas particles move around faster and bump into each other move and with more force.
if cars get too cold the spaces in the engine will change thus making it difficult for the car to start
A use for expansion of metals is the use in a car indicator a bimetallic strip rises up and down as it heats up or cools.
Expansion of solids liquids and gases
Rose Tweedie