1. The space above the mercury column in a thermometer _______.   is originally vacuum   contains air   contains water   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. An alcohol thermometer is suitable for measuring the temperature of boiling water.   True   False   3. Liquids that are used in thermometers are known as thermometric liquids.   True   False   4. A high-temperature thermometer is called an barometer.   True   False   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. Mercury does not stick to the sides of the capillary tube of a thermometer.   True   False   7. Thermometers that measure high temperatures are always calibrated using the temperatures of boiling water and melting ice.   True   False