Temperature and Thermometer

Q.

What is temperature

Q. Which among the following apparatus can be used for measuring a fixed volume of liquid?

1. Burette
2. Pipette
3. Thermometer
4. Measuring cylinder

Q.

What type of thermometer is used to measure daily temperatures?

Q. Mercury is used in a thermometer because it on increasing the temperature.

1. change colour
2. expand
3. contract

Q.

What is a thermometer?

Q.

What is a thermometer? How does it work?

Q. Why is mercury preferred over other liquids in a thermometer? [2 Marks]

Q. The normal temperature of human body is around ____.

1. ${57}^{\circ }C$
2. ${37}^{\circ }F$
3. ${98.6}^{\circ }C$
4. ${37}^{\circ }C$

Q. Identify the liquid inside the red circle marked in the following image of an instrument which is used to measure temperature.

1. Mercury
2. Kerosene
3. Water
4. Honey

Q. A thermometer is made up of glass and filled with mercury. Which property of glass and mercury helps us to clearly observe the temperature reading?

1. Transparency and lustre
2. Transparency and softness
3. Lustre and opacity
4. Lustre and hardness

Q. Temperature is the measure of the degree of hotness or coldness of a body.

1. True
2. False

Q. Why is mercury used as a thermometric substance?

Q.

Name the instrument used to measure temperature.

Q. The liquid metal used in a thermometer is _______.

1. mercury
2. gold
3. iron
4. copper

Q. A thermometer is used to measure _______.

1. pressure
2. volume
3. temperature
4. density

Q.

Name a device used to measure the temperature.

Q. A thermometer is used to measure _______.

1. pressure
2. volume
3. temperature
4. density

Q. A thermometer is used to measure the temperature of a body.

1. False
2. True