Measurement of Temperature

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Measurement of Temperature: Overview

This topic explains concepts such as Temperature and Its Measurement, Concept of Temperature, Unit of Temperature Measurement, Thermometer, etc.

Important Questions on Measurement of Temperature

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(i) What are Heat and Temperature?
(ii) State the differences between Heat and Temperature.
(iii) What is thermometer?
(iv) Why do we use mercury or alcohol as thermometer liquids?

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(i) Temperature of Gangtok (Sikkim) is -14°C and in Visakhapatnam (AP) is 9°C which of them has greater temperature?
(ii) What is the difference between the temperatures of these two places?
(iii) Draw a laboratory thermometer diagram and label its parts.

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(i) What is a clinical thermometer?

(ii) What is a laboratory thermometer?

(iii) State the similarities and differences between laboratory thermometers and medical thermometers.

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Explain the uses of maximum-minimum thermometer?

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The SI unit of temperature is kelvin.

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This SI unit of temperature is degree Celsius.

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What is the difference between the temperatures shown at A and D?

Write the answer in terms of celsius.

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What is the difference between the temperatures shown at A and C?

Write the answer in terms of celsius.

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What is the difference between the temperatures shown at B and C?

Write the answer in terms of celsius.

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Which letter shows the temperature 18°C above the temperature D?

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Which letter shows the temperature inside a freezer?

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What is the temperature does this thermometer show?

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Write the answer in terms of celsius.

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What is the temperature does this thermometer show?

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Write the answer in terms of celsius.

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Which temperature is more likely for a winter's day in Melbourne?

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Which word describes the temperature of a drink of water?

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Which word describes a winter's day?

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Which word describes the water in a bath?

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The SI unit of temperature is:

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Which part of the thermometer prevents the mercury level falling of its own?

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Which of the following liquid is a component of a clinical thermometer?