Measurement of Temperature
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
(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?

(i) Temperature of Gangtok (Sikkim) is and in Visakhapatnam (AP) is 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.

(i) What is a clinical thermometer?
(ii) What is a laboratory thermometer?
(iii) State the similarities and differences between laboratory thermometers and medical thermometers.

Explain the uses of maximum-minimum thermometer?

The SI unit of temperature is kelvin.

This SI unit of temperature is degree Celsius.

What is the difference between the temperatures shown at A and D?
Write the answer in terms of celsius.

What is the difference between the temperatures shown at A and C?
Write the answer in terms of celsius.

What is the difference between the temperatures shown at B and C?
Write the answer in terms of celsius.

Which letter shows the temperature above the temperature D?

Which letter shows the temperature inside a freezer?

What is the temperature does this thermometer show?
Write the answer in terms of celsius.

What is the temperature does this thermometer show?
Write the answer in terms of celsius.

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

Which word describes the temperature of a drink of water?

Which word describes a winter's day?

Which word describes the water in a bath?


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?
