Clinical Thermometer

Q.

Which instrument is used to measure body temperature?

1. Clinical thermometer

2. Laboratory thermometer

3. Barometer

4. Speedometer

Q. prevents the back flow of mercury in case of clinical thermometer.

1. Expansion chamber
2. Bulb
3. Kink

Q.

What is the use of kink in the clinical thermometer?

Q. S.I. unit for measuring angle is ________.

1. kelvin
2. ampere
3. radian
4. candela

Q. Body temperature is measured with the help of thermometer.

1. liquid-in-glass
2. bimetallic strip
3. clinical

Q. Range of clinical thermometer in Kelvin scale is:

1. 310 K to 355 K
2. 208 K to 350 K
3. 308 K to 315 K
4. 308 K to 425 K

Q.

The clinical thermometer is usually graduated from ${35}^{\circ }Cto{42}^{\circ }C$.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Differentiate between clinical thermometer and laboratory thermometer.

Q.

What is the difference between a clinical thermometer and a laboratory thermometer?

Q. How does a mercury thermometer work?

Q.

Garima feels that she is suffering from fever. Which of the following instruments can be used by Sushweta to find out whether or not she has a fever?

1. Barometer

2. Clinical Thermometer

3. Odometer

4. Laboratory Thermometer

Q.

The temperature at which a substance in its vapour state changes into its liquid state is called

1. Sublimation point

2. Vaporization point

3. Freezing point

4. Condensation point

Q. When the temperature rises, the mercury level in the thermometer ___________.

1. rises
2. fall down
3. remains same
4. data insufficient

Q.

Which of the followinng is used for measuring temperature?

1. Sphygmomanometer

2. Thermometer

3. Thermostat

4. Stethoscope

Q.

What are two types of liquid thermometers? Which of them is used to measure human body temperature?

Q. How does a mercury thermometer work?

Q.

The range of clinical thermometers is:

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

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

3. ${100}^{\circ }C-{142}^{\circ }C$

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

Q. A clinical thermometer reads temperature from

1. ${35}^{o}Cto{42}^{o}C$
2. $0^{o}Cto{100}^{o}C$
3. ${25}^{o}Cto{42}^{o}C$
4. ${35}^{o}Cto{62}^{o}C$

Q. ___ is the primary unit of temperature in SI system.

Q. Clinical thermometers are always ______.

1. mercury based or digital
2. bad conductors of heat
3. mercury based
4. digital

Q. On what principle does mercury thermometer work?

1. Thermal expansion of gases
2. Anomalous expansion
3. Thermal expansion of solids
4. Thermal expansion of liquids

Q. Identify the type of thermometer shown below.

1. Laboratory Thermometer
2. Clinical Thermometer
3. Digital thermometer
4. Can be laboratory or clinical thermometer

Q. The thermometric liquid used to measure up to $-{100}^o$C is :

1. alcohol
2. water
3. mercury
4. benzene

Q. Boiling point of water on the Celsius scale is

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

Q. Which would be suitable for measuring temperatures at the Arctic - an alcohol thermometer or a mercury thermometer? Give an explanation to justify your answer.

Q.

A________________ measures the temperature in the range of -10 ⁰ C to 110 ⁰ C