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Thermometers and temperature

Question 1 of 10

Question 1 of 10

A thermometer that uses the voltage produced at the junction of two different metals is a

Question 2 of 10

Question 2 of 10

Convert 300 K to degrees Celsius.

Question 3 of 10

Question 3 of 10

Convert 98.6 °F to Celsius.

Question 4 of 10

Question 4 of 10

Alcohol is used in thermometers for very cold places because it

Question 5 of 10

Question 5 of 10

A clinical thermometer has a constriction to

Question 6 of 10

Question 6 of 10

Convert 27 °C to kelvin.

Question 7 of 10

Question 7 of 10

Absolute zero is

Question 8 of 10

Question 8 of 10

The narrow constriction in a clinical thermometer

Question 9 of 10

Question 9 of 10

Mercury is used in thermometers partly because it

Question 10 of 10

Question 10 of 10

A resistance thermometer reads 10 Ω at 0 °C and 14 Ω at 100 °C. At 12.5 Ω the temperature is

Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the WASSCE. They are not WAEC past questions.