Temperature and Thermometers
Physics ⇒ Heat and Thermodynamics
Temperature and Thermometers starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A laboratory thermometer shows a temperature of 15°C. What is this in Kelvin?
A thermometer is placed in a cup of ice water and reads 0°C. What does this tell you about the state of water in the cup?
A thermometer reads 98.6°F. What is this temperature in Celsius? (Round to one decimal place)
Convert 25°C to Kelvin.
Explain why it is important to shake a clinical thermometer before use.
Explain why thermometers should be read at eye level.
If the temperature of a substance increases, what happens to the speed of its particles?
What is absolute zero?
What is temperature a measure of?
What is the formula to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit?
What is the main advantage of using a digital thermometer over a mercury thermometer?
What is the main difference between a clinical thermometer and a laboratory thermometer?
What is the normal human body temperature in Celsius?
What is the SI unit of temperature?
Which part of a clinical thermometer prevents the mercury from falling back quickly?
Why is it dangerous if a mercury thermometer breaks?
Why is mercury not used in thermometers for measuring very low temperatures?
Why should a clinical thermometer not be used to measure the temperature of boiling water?
