1. In the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer, the thermometric liquid is _______.   Alcohol   Mercury   2. 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   3. Since mercury needs very little heat to expand, it can easily record the temperature of a body.   True   False   4. _______ is used in a clinical thermometer.   Mercury   Alcohol   Water   Hint Half-n-half Clue   5. 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   6. Which of the following properties is not a characteristic of mercury?   It sticks to the sides of a glass tube.   Its freezing point is about −39oC.   Its boiling point is about 357oC.   It is a good conductor of heat.   Half-n-half Clue   7. The two dumbbell-shaped steel indices in the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer are pushed by the _______.   Mercury   Alcohol