What happens during the thermal expansion of a material when it is heated?

$A$ thin rod having length $L_0$ at $0\,^{\circ}C$ and coefficient of linear expansion $\alpha$ has its two ends maintained at temperatures $\theta_1$ and $\theta_2$,respectively. Find its new length.

The area of cross-section of a railway track is $0.01\, m^2$. The temperature variation is $10^{\circ}C$. The coefficient of linear expansion of the material of the track is $10^{-5} /^{\circ}C$. The energy stored per meter in the track is ...... $J/m$. (Young's modulus of the material of the track is $10^{11}\, Nm^{-2}$)

When the temperature of a metal sphere is increased by $40^{\circ}C$,its volume increases by $0.24\%$. The coefficient of linear expansion of the metal is ....... $^{\circ}C^{-1}$.

As shown in the figure,an equilateral triangle $ABC$ is formed by joining three rods of equal lengths $l$. $D$ is the midpoint of $AB$. The coefficient of linear expansion of the material of rod $AB$ is $\alpha_1$ and that of rods $AC$ and $BC$ is $\alpha_2$. If the length $DC$ remains constant for small changes in temperature,then:

Three uniform thin aluminium rods each of length $2 \,m$ form an equilateral triangle $PQR$ as shown in the figure. The midpoint of the rod $PQ$ is at the origin of the coordinate system. If the temperature of the system of rods increases by $50^{\circ} C$, the increase in $y$-coordinate of the centre of mass of the system of the rods is ............ $mm$. (Coefficient of volume expansion of aluminium $= 12 \sqrt{3} \times 10^{-6} \,K^{-1}$)