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∙ 7y agoThe mercury (or alcohol) used in thermometers expands (takes up more space) when it is heated and it contracts (takes up less space) when it is cooled.
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What features do a lab thermometer and a liquid thermometer have in common?
they both measure temperature
Function of thermometer?
The function of a thermometer is to measure temperature.
Jill used this thermometer to measure the temperature of a liquid she reports her results as 72 degrees is this a good description?
this dick
What is the function of the laboratory thermometer?
A Thermometer is a Laboratory Equipment that measures temperature.
What is a Low-temperature thermometer?
what is the name of a thermometer which can measure low temperatures
What measures the temperature of the liquid?
A thermometer will measure the temperature of a liquid.
How a thermometer is used?
A thermometer is used to measure air temperature, or the temperature within a solid or liquid.
Ho does a thermometer measure temperature?
A thermometer measures temperature by using the liquid inside of the thermometer. It measures temperature by Celsius and Fahrenheit.
What features a liquid thermometer and a lab thermometer have in common?
they both measure temperature
What features do a liquid thermometer and a lab thermometer have in common?
they both measure temperature
What does a thermometer measure and how does it do it?
A thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles. The word temperature comes from the Greek work thermo which is heat and meter to measure.
What features do a liquid thermometer and a lab have in common?
they both measure temperature
How does the thermometer used to measure air temperature differ from the thermometer used to take your temperature?
A thermometer used to measure air temperature uses a glass tube filled with a liquid either alcohol or mercury. When the temperature increases the particles of liquid expand, filling the glass tub. Thermometers that are used to measure you body temperature uses infrared sensors.
How can you measure a body temperature?
What kind of thermometer you use to measure the body temperature
What features do a lab thermometer and a liquid thermometer have in common?
they both measure temperature
How do you measure environmental temperature using a liquid in glass thermometer?
through thermal expansion
What apparatus used to measure temperature?
We can use thermometers, thermocouples, thermoresistances, pyrometers etc.
