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Facts About Thermometer!

5th - 11th grades
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1 Question
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A thermometer is a device used for measuring _________.


Pressure

Time

Temperature

2 Question
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In which year the body temperature was invented?


1867

1854

1860

3 Question
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The first real medical thermometer was invented by __________.


Thermo Neutron

Tom Steward

Thomas Allbut

4 Question
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Medical thermometers use the __________ scale.


Fahrenheit

Celsius

Kelvin

5 Question
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The first lowest temperature for a thermometer was created by placing it in a mixture of ice, water and ammonium chloride.


True

False

6 Question
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The Fahrenheit and Celsius converge at _________ degree.


Plus 50

Minus 30

Minus 40

7 Question
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___________ is one of the most familiar materials used in liquid thermometers.


Water

Wine

Mercury

8 Question
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Mercury and other liquid thermometers cannot be used to measure temperatures in kelvins.


Yes

No

9 Question
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Electronic thermometers work with an instrument called a __________.


Electro-magnet

Thermistor

Trimester

10 Question
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What is the most common type of thermometer?


Infrared

Liquid-in-glass

Bimetal

11 Question
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This thermometer is used to measure very high temperatures.


Pyrometer

Bolometer

Thermocouple

12 Question
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The average normal body temperature is generally considered to be _________ degrees in Fahrenheit.


99

36.4

98.6

13 Question
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In a thermometer, ________ expands when heated.


Mercury

Water

14 Question
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Every new patient uses new thermometer, used thermometers will be thrown away.


True

False

15 Question
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Astronomers use _____________ to measure temperatures in space.


Bolometer

Infrared thermometer

Thermocouple