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What type of weathering occurs when the extreme temperature from forest fires split rock

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Thermal stress. Thermal stress weathering, sometimes called insolation weathering, results from the expansion and contraction of rock, caused by temperature changes. For example, heating of rocks by sunlight or fires can cause expansion of their constituent minerals.

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