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School Physics Quiz : Thermometers


Answer the following questions based on matter.

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1.

The space in the bulb partly filled with alcohol in the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer is _______.

  originally vacuum

  filled with air

  filled with water

  filled with mercury

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

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

  True

  False

 

3.

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

  True

  False

 

4.

'Mercury has a high boiling point' is one of the characteristic properties that makes it a good choice for a thermometric liquid.

  True

  False

 

5.

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

  partly-filled bulb

  completely-filled bulb

 

6.

The liquid present in the bulbs of the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer is _______.

  Alcohol

  Mercury

 

7.

The thermometric fluid used by Galileo in his thermometer was

  Air

  Mercury

  Alcohol

  Half-n-half Clue
 


 
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