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School Physics Quiz : Thermometers


Answer the following questions based on matter.

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1.

_______ is used in a clinical thermometer.

  Mercury

  Alcohol

  Water

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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.

An alcohol thermometer is suitable for measuring the temperature of boiling water.

  True

  False

 

4.

The temperature range that is typically marked on a clinical thermometer is

  35oC to 43oC

  −10oC to 109oC

  95oC to 109oC

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5.

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.

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6.

The space above the mercury column in a thermometer _______.

  is originally vacuum

  contains air

  contains water

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7.

After a thermometer has been used to record a patient's temperature, the mercury is prevented from returning to the bulb by the _______.

  constriction

  capillary tube

  steel indices

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