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How does the kink in a mercury or alcohol work in a clinical thermometer?
The kink stops the mercury from falling, giving the user/reader of the thermometer time to read the highest temperature recorded. Shaking the thermometer lets the mercury fall again.
How does a horse thermometer work?
A horse thermometer works exactly like a human thermometer only it is inserted into the horses rectum to take the temperature. It is attached to a cord so if the horse accidentally pulls it into the rectum (which does happen) it can be removed safely.
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.
How does a bulb thermometer work?
The bulb is the ball where most of the liquid is concentrated.
Where does the thermometer be used at?
Depends on the thermometer. If it's a weather thermometer, then you use it outside. If it's a body temperature thermometer, then you use it in the mouth or behind.
With what can you know your fish tank temperature?
The instrument that is needed to measure the temperature of the water is called an "Aquarium Thermometer".
What is a probe thermometer?
this is a thermometer that can work twice as much as a normal thermometer or a thermometer that can check the temperature of two things at the same time
What is a dual probe thermometer?
this is a thermometer that can work twice as much as a normal thermometer or a thermometer that can check the temperature of two things at the same time
What is it called when you work at an aquarium?
An aquarist!
How does love thermometer work?
by heat
How does a LOVE thermometer work?
by heat
What do you called people who work at the aquarium?
'' Aquarist''
Will a thermometer work in the horziontal position?
Yes, it will.
How can you use the word aquarium in a sentence?
We saw many kinds of fish at the aquarium. All types of sea creatures are on display at the aquarium. With a degree in marine biology, she's hoping to work at the aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland.
How a laboratory thermometer work?
It works when the thermometer gains heat from the surroundings. When the thermometer gains heat from the surroundings, gradually Mercury expands and it points the accurate measurement of temperature.
How does a thermometor work?
i don't know how a thermometer works
How do you tell how hot or cold something is?
use a thermometer.We can feel how hot or cold something is. However, sometimes things are just too hot or cold for us to feel safely. At other times we need to know exactly how hot or cold something is. When we need to measure temperature correctly we need to use an instrument called a thermometer. This measures temperature in degrees Celsius [sometimes called centigrade] or degrees Fahrenheit. There are different types of thermometers for different situations. A medical thermometer, for example, needs to be very accurate. It measures in fractions of degrees. When we are ill, even tiny changes in temperature are important. Some thermometers use a liquid that moves up a very fine glass tube. Most room thermometers, and outdoor thermometers are like this. The liquid is either mercury [ which is poisonous] or coloured alcohol. As liquids get warmer they expand [get bigger], and move up the tube. Water expands too, but not as much as alcohol and mercury. Thermometers that might be used by small children are not made of glass. They use a digital display which lights up the temperature. Inside the displays are chemicals that change colour according to the temperature.
