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School Physics Quiz : Thermometers


Answer the following questions based on matter.

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1.

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

  True

  False

 

2.

The space above the mercury column in a thermometer _______.

  is originally vacuum

  contains air

  contains water

  Half-n-half Clue
 

3.

A high-temperature thermometer is called an barometer.

  True

  False

 

4.

In the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer, the index closer to the _______ records the maximum temperature.

  partly-filled bulb

  completely-filled bulb

 

5.

Since mercury needs very little heat to expand, it can easily record the temperature of a body.

  True

  False

 

6.

After a thermometer has been used to record a patient's temperature, the mercury is prevented from returning to the bulb by the _______.

  constriction

  capillary tube

  steel indices

  Half-n-half Clue
 

7.

A mercury thermometer is suitable for measuring temperatures in the Arctic and Antarctic regions.

  True

  False

 


 
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