Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Answer the following in short.
What is the function of the bulb in a thermometer?
Advertisements
Solution
The bulb in a thermometer is filled with mercury. When the bulb is heated, mercury in the bulb expands and rises up in the capillary tube. The height of the mercury gives the reading of temperature.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Temperature is measured in degree ______.
Fill in the blank:
The thermometer used to measure the human body temperature is called the ........... thermometer.
A thermometer is graduated in ______.
What does the temperature measure?
What is the normal temperature of the human body? How is it indicated in a clinical thermometer?
State if the following statement is true or false. Correct the statement if it is false.
A laboratory thermometer has a kink in its capillary tube.
Answer the following in detail.
What do you understand by the term temperature?
Higher Order Thinking question
What must be the temperature in Fahrenheit, so that it will be twice its value in Celsius?
Shopkeepers selling ice blocks usually cover them with jute sacks. Explain why.
Go to a veterinary doctor (a doctor who treats animals). Discuss and find out the normal temperature of domestic animals and birds.
