SHS Physics · Year 1
Thermometers and Temperature practice questions
Thermometric substances, types of thermometers and the Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales.
25 questions in this topic: 8 recall, 15 applying skills and concepts and 2 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Recall
A thermometric substance is one that
- achanges a physical property in response to temperature variations
- balways stays at the same temperature
- ccannot be measured
- donly exists as a gas
- Question 2Recall
Thermometers are widely used in medicine, meteorology, scientific research and
- acooking
- bsinging
- cpainting
- dreading
- Question 3Recall
A thermometer is a device used to measure
- atemperature
- bpressure
- cmass
- dcurrent
- Question 4Skills & concepts
A clinical thermometer is normally sterilised by
- aimmersing it in an antiseptic
- bboiling it in water
- cleaving it in sunlight
- drubbing it with sand
- Question 5Skills & concepts
The sensitivity of a thermometric substance refers to
- ahow much its property changes for a given temperature difference
- bhow heavy it is
- cits colour
- dhow cheap it is
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