Temperature and its Measurements
Temperature and its Measurements: Overview
In this topic, we will learn about temperature and the instrument used to measure it. It also provides a detailed description of laboratory thermometer along with some activities for better understanding.
Important Questions on Temperature and its Measurements
A temperature at which liquid changes into vapour is known as boiling point.
What is the normal range of temperatures in a clinical thermometer?
We can wash a clinical thermometer in hot water.
Which property of mercury is not used in making a thermometer?
The range of a clinical thermometer is from to .
Which metal contracts and expands when a clinical thermometer comes in contact with a person having a fever?
In which state mercury is used in a thermometer?
What is the measure of average kinetic energy of molecules?
What is the ‘Lower Fixed Point’ of the Fahrenheit scale?
Write the unit in words for the following symbol: .
Which part of the thermometer prevents the mercury level falling of its own?
Which of the following liquid is a component of a clinical thermometer?
What is the use of kink in a thermometer?
Which of the following thermometer is used for measuring the temperature of weather?
Which of the following are the units of temperature?
What is the range of a clinical thermometer?
Which of the following options depict the general range of a laboratory thermometer?
The normal temperature of the human body is
The liquid metal which is used in a clinical thermometer is _____.
