Temperature and thermometry

Question 1 of 10

The mercury thread of an uncalibrated thermometer is 5 cm at the ice point and 30 cm at the steam point. Find the temperature when it is 10 cm.

Question 2 of 10

−40 °C is equal to −40 °F.

Question 3 of 10

A temperature of 373 K is ___ °C.

Question 4 of 10

Temperature is a measure of

Question 5 of 10

A thermocouple is suitable only for room temperatures.

Question 6 of 10

Convert 212 °F to the Celsius scale.

Question 7 of 10

The mercury thread of an uncalibrated thermometer is 5 cm at the ice point and 25 cm at the steam point. Find the temperature when it is 10 cm.

Question 8 of 10

The length of the mercury column of a thermometer is 3.0 cm at 0 °C and 23.0 cm at 100 °C. (a) Find the temperature when the length is 11.0 cm. (b) Find the length when the temperature is 65 °C. (c) Explain what is meant by a thermometric property.

Question 9 of 10

Describe how the fixed points of a mercury-in-glass thermometer are determined and how the thermometer is calibrated.

Question 10 of 10

The lower fixed point of the Celsius scale is