Thermometer and temperature

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What is the temperature of pure ice melting/ freezing? What is the temperature of pure water boiling? What is normal body temperature? A fever usually records a temperature of________

0 C 100 C 37.4 C 40 C

The temperature of a very hot day is________C A warm day is about ________C The temperature of a cold snowy day is below ___ C to ____C A freezing blizzard is about______ C

40 C 30 C 0 C to -10 C -30 C

What is a thermometer made up of?

A glass tube - the stem-with a narrow opening called a bore and bulb at one end. The bulb is filled with mercury or alcohol.

Name some types of thermometer and say how/where it is used?

Wall - tells room temperature Maximum&Minimum- records the highest and lowest surrounding temperatures and shows the current temperature. (-40 C to 50 C) Clinical and Ear - tells body temperature, medical staff...may be digital...are maximum thermometers (35 C to 43 C)

Why do we use a thermometer?

We use a the thermometer because touch is not an easy or reliable way to tell the correct temperature.

What are the units on the temperature scale called? We measured temperature in __________

degrees degrees Celsius written as C

thermometer

use to measure temperature accurately

How do you read a thermometer?

At eye level

Name some types of thermometer and say how/where it is used?

Candy/Meat- tell when food reaches the required temp. Used by cooks in a kitchen Liquid crystal- placed on the forehead tells body temperature. Laboratory- used in schools

What are the two scales used to measured temperature? Which is the most common?

Fahrenheit and Celsius. Celsius


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