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School Physics Quiz : Thermometers


Answer the following questions based on matter.

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1.

The temperature range that is typically marked on a clinical thermometer is

  35oC to 43oC

  −10oC to 109oC

  95oC to 109oC

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

The temperature range that is typically marked on a laboratory thermometer is

  −10oC to 110oC

  35oC to 43oC

  10oC to 90oC

  Half-n-half Clue
 

3.

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

  True

  False

 

4.

The thermometric fluid used by Galileo in his thermometer was

  Air

  Mercury

  Alcohol

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.

Each of the two dumbbell-shaped steel indices in the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer is reset to its initial position by a _______.

  magnet

  steel spring

 

6.

One of the reasons for using alcohol in thermometers is that it has a bright red color of its own.

  True

  False

 

7.

Each of the two dumbbell-shaped steel indices in the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer is held in position by a _______.

  steel spring

  magnet

 


 
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