1. 'Mercury has a high boiling point' is one of the characteristic properties that makes it a good choice for a thermometric liquid.   True   False   2. Since mercury needs very little heat to expand, it can easily record the temperature of a body.   True   False   3. 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.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   4. 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   5. 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   6. A high-temperature thermometer is called an barometer.   True   False   7. 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