Quiz : How Much You Know About Temperature?
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Temperature is an interesting physical phenomenon. How much you know about temperature? This quiz highlights various things like thermometers, temperature change, etc. All the questions are focused and made with your absolute best examination preparation in mind. Make sure to read all the questions carefully and avoid skipping any questions. You can get your results immediately after attempting the quiz. We hope you study hard and wish you good luck with your upcoming exams. Have fun and keep studying, champ!
- 1.Which thermometer is the best for measuring rapidly-changing temperatures?
- A.
A thermocouple
- B.
A liquid-in-glass thermometer
- C.
A clinical thermometer
- D.
All thermometers are equally good
- 2.The sensitivity of a liquid-in-glass thermometer depends on the volume of liquid used and the diameter of the bore of the thermometer. What changes will produce the greatest increase in sensitivity? Volume of liquid Bore diameter A B C D Decreases Decreases Increases Increases Decreases Increases Decreases Increases
- A.
C
- B.
A
- C.
B
- D.
D
- 3.
A thermocouple thermometer uses a voltmeter to measure the e.m.f. generated between two junctions. The junctions are at temperatures t1 and t2. To calibrate the thermometer, fixed points are needed.What are the values of t1 and t2 when the thermometer is calibrated at the steam point? t1 t2 A B C D 0 0C 0 0C 25 0C 25 0C 0 0C 100 0C 0 0C 125 0C- A.
B
- B.
A
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 4.What makes a liquid-in-glass thermometer sensitive to a small change of temperature?
- A.
A bulb with a thin glass wall
- B.
A shiny liquid in its bore
- C.
A stem with a thick glass wall
- D.
A very narrow bore
- 5.To calibrate a thermometer, without using another thermometer, fixed points are required. Which statement is correct?
- A.
Both a lower fixed point and an upper fixed point are required.
- B.
Any temperatures can be used as fixed points.
- C.
Only a lower fixed point is required.
- D.
Only an upper fixed point is required.
- 6.
The diagram shows a clinical thermometer.Which factor affects the sensitivity of the thermometer?
- A.
The diameter of the bore
- B.
The constriction
- C.
The thickness of the glass tube
- D.
The length of the glass tube
- 7.A certain liquid is used in a liquid-in-glass thermometer. It does not expand uniformly with temperature. What effect will this have on the scale of the thermometer?
- A.
It will be non-linear.
- B.
It will have a small range.
- C.
The markings will be close together.
- D.
The markings will be far apart.
- 8.What makes a clinical thermometer suitable for measuring small changes in body temperature?
- A.
The amount of mercury in the bulb is small.
- B.
The bore of the capillary tube is narrow.
- C.
The capillary tube is long.
- D.
The glass bulb has a thin wall.
- 9.The diagram shows four thermometers. Which thermometer has the greatest sensitivity and which thermometer has the greatest range? Greatest sensitivity Greatest range A B C D P P Q Q R S R S
- A.
A
- B.
B
- C.
C
- D.
D
- 10.
A liquid-in-glass thermometer consists of a bulb containing a liquid which expands into a very thin capillary tube.The liquid in the thermometer is replaced by the same volume of a different liquid that expands more for the same temperature rise. The new thermometer will have
- A.
Greater sensitivity and a greater range.
- B.
Greater sensitivity but a smaller range.
- C.
The same sensitivity and the same range.
- D.
The same sensitivity but a greater range.
- 11.A liquid-in-glass thermometer contains mercury. Which physical property of the mercury varies with temperature, enabling the thermometer to operate?
- A.
Volume
- B.
Melting point
- C.
Resistance
- D.
Mass
- 12.The temperature shown by a mercury-in-glass thermometer increases. Which of the following is constant?
- A.
The mass of the mercury
- B.
The density of the mercury
- C.
The internal energy of the mercury
- D.
The volume of the mercury
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