glass jar to contract metal lid to contract glass jar to expand more than the metal lid expands metal lid to expand more than the glass jar expands
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: A tight metal lid on a jar of pickles may loosen when it has been held in hot water. This is because the hot water causes the
Possibilities:
- glass jar to contract
- metal lid to contract
- glass jar to expand more than the metal lid expands
- metal lid to expand more than the glass jar expands

metal lid to expand more than the glass jar expands