Temperature and Thermometers
Physics ⇒ Heat and Thermodynamics
Temperature and Thermometers starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A thermometer is placed in a cup of ice water and reads 0°C. What does this tell you about the state of water in the cup?
Explain why it is important to shake a clinical thermometer before use.
Explain why thermometers should be read at eye level.
If the temperature of a substance increases, what happens to the speed of its particles?
What is absolute zero?
What is temperature a measure of?
A digital thermometer shows a reading of 39.5°C. Is this above normal body temperature?
A thermometer is placed in a cup of ice water and reads 0°C. What does this tell you about the state of water in the cup?
Which liquid is commonly used in thermometers because it expands uniformly with temperature?
(1) Water
(2) Mercury
(3) Alcohol
(4) Oil
Which of the following is a correct statement about the Kelvin scale?
(1) It has negative values
(2) It starts at absolute zero
(3) It is not used in science
(4) It is the same as the Fahrenheit scale
Which of the following is a digital thermometer most likely to use?
(1) Mercury
(2) Alcohol
(3) Electronic sensors
(4) Water
Which of the following is NOT a property of a good thermometric liquid?
(1) It should expand uniformly
(2) It should be opaque
(3) It should not stick to glass
(4) It should have a low freezing point
A clinical thermometer usually measures temperatures between ________ and ________ degrees Celsius.
Fill in the blank: The boiling point of water on the Fahrenheit scale is ________ °F.
Fill in the blank: The boiling point of water on the Kelvin scale is ________ K.
Fill in the blank: The temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas is called its ________ point.
A digital thermometer shows a reading of 39.5°C. Is this above normal body temperature?
True or False: Alcohol thermometers can be used to measure very low temperatures.
True or False: The boiling point of water is the same on all temperature scales.
True or False: The Celsius and Kelvin scales have the same size degree.
