Explain the disadvantage of mercury thermometer on the basis of overheating.
Important Questions on Temperature and Its Measurement
Complete the flow chart given below.
Which instrument is used to measure the following?
(Thermometer / stop watch / beaker / measuring tape / weighing machine)
The temperature of a person _____.
Which instrument is used to measure each of these?
The temperature of a person _____.
What will you use to measure temperature?
Hint: Its starts with letter T.
Search the pictures of Digital Thermometer either from the Internet or from magazines, cut them and paste on the given appropriate places.
Temperature can never be measured in Fahrenheit.
Write the quadrants in which the following points lie:
The Kelvin scale gives a natural measure of the kinetic energy of a gas, and is independent of physical properties, whereas the artificial Celsius scale is based on the physical properties of water. The Celsius scale is defined about an arbitrary zero point and hence negative values occur. Are physical properties such as temperature invented or discovered? Could Anders Celsius, the Swedish astronomer credited with the Celsius Scale, have chosen the melting and boiling points of another substance other than water to devise the artificial Celsius scale?
