Types of Thermometres

Q.

What is the range of a clinical thermometer?

Q. In Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is:

1. 
   ${32}^o$ F
2. 
   ${100}^o$ F
3. 
   ${212}^o$ F
4. $0^o$ F

Q.

Upper fixed point of a thermometer is marked using a _________.

Q. In a thermometer, why does mercury expand in the direction of the tube and not break the bulb by expanding in other direction?

Q. What happens to mercury when temperature decreases?

1. Expands
2. Contracts
3. Remains still
4. Flows

Q. The freezing point on a thermometer is marked as ${20}^{\circ }$ and the boiling point as ${150}^{\circ }$ . A temperature of ${60}^{\circ }C$ on this thermometer will be read as.

1. ${40}^{\circ }$
2. ${65}^{\circ }$
3. ${110}^{\circ }$
4. ${98}^{\circ }$

Q. Mercury when temperature decreases and when temperature increases.

1. expands
2. flows
3. remains still
4. contracts

Q. Mercury when temperature decreases and when temperature increases.

1. expands
2. flows
3. remains still
4. contracts

Q. What kind of thermometer is used to measure the temperature of boiling water?

1. Clinical
2. Laboratory
3. Infrared
4. Max-Min

Q.

Generally the range of clinical thermometers is:

1. ${50}^{\circ }C-{100}^{\circ }C$

2. $-{10}^{\circ }C-{110}^{\circ }C$

3. ${35}^{\circ }F-{42}^{\circ }F$

4. ${35}^{\circ }C-{42}^{\circ }C$

Q. What keeps the mercury level from falling back into the bulb in a clinical thermometer?

1. Kink
2. Capillary
3. Stem
4. Heat

Q.

Mercury thermometers are increasingly being replaced by digital thermometers. Which of the following is NOT a correct reason for this?

1. Mercury is difficult to dispose of in case it leaks

2. Digital thermometers are always more accurate than mercury thermometers

3. Digital thermometers are easier to read than mercury thermometers

4. Mercury is toxic

Q. The given thermometer is clinical thermometer.

1. True
2. False

Q. Match the following based on their predominant modes of heat transfer.

1. Liquids
2. Solids
3. Vacuum

Q. Match the pairs of cards according correctly.

1. $-10{}^{\circ }C$
2. kink
3. Digital thermometer
4. Lab thermometer
5. Clinical thermometer
6. No mercury

Q. Which metal is used in a clinical thermometer?

1. Zinc
2. Silver
3. Mercury
4. Potassium

Q.

Which of the following can be used to measure the temperature of boiling water?

1. Clinical thermometer

2. Laboratory thermometer

3. Both laboratory and clinical thermometer

4. Mercury thermometer

Q. Match the following based on their predominant modes of heat transfer.

1. Conduction
2. Convection
3. Radiation