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School Physics Quiz : Thermometers


Answer the following questions based on matter.

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1.

A thermometer's mercury column is 14 cm long when the temperature is 100oC and 4 cm long when the temperature is 0oC. The temperature when the mercury column is 11 cm long is _______oC.

  70

  40

  60

  30

  Half-n-half Clue
 

2.

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

  True

  False

 

3.

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

  True

  False

 

4.

Which of the following properties is not a characteristic of alcohol?

  It is a good conductor of heat.

  Its freezing point is about −112oC.

  Its boiling point is about 78oC.

  It wets glass.

  Half-n-half Clue
 

5.

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

  True

  False

 

6.

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

 

7.

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

  True

  False

 


 
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