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School Physics Quiz : Thermometers


Answer the following questions based on matter.

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1.

Thermometers that measure high temperatures are always calibrated using the temperatures of boiling water and melting ice.

  True

  False

 

2.

Liquids that are used in thermometers are known as thermometric liquids.

  True

  False

 

3.

_______ is used in a clinical thermometer.

  Mercury

  Alcohol

  Water

  Half-n-half Clue
 

4.

Mercury does not stick to the sides of the capillary tube of a thermometer.

  True

  False

 

5.

The thermometric fluid used by Galileo in his thermometer was

  Air

  Mercury

  Alcohol

  Half-n-half Clue
 

6.

An alcohol thermometer is suitable for measuring the temperature of boiling water.

  True

  False

 

7.

A clinical thermometer may be used to measure a person's temperature.

  True

  False

 


 
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