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If you hold a thermometer close to you it will start to heat up. Your body temperature will start affecting it and the heat reading on it should start to rise. Once you pull it away from you (depending on the temperate of where you are) it should start to cool off again.
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What happens to the liquid particles in a thermometer when it is heated?
They expand causing them to move in the only direction available, up the thermometer.
John is riding a ski lift to the top of Wildcat Mountain. He removes his gloves and rapidly rubs his hands together to warm them up. What happens when John rubs his hands?
Frictional energy is converted to heat.
What happens when you rub your hands together vigorously?
Yes, rubbing your hands together makes friction. This friction makes heat.
Why does alcohol in a thermometer rise?
Alcohol in a thermometer rises whenever the temperature of its surrounding increases. As the temperature increases, the heat causes the alcohol to expand ever so slightly, which shows up as an increase of height of the alcohol in the tube of the thermometer.
Will a thermometer work up side down?
Yes, maybe not as accurate but yes because it is the heat that makes it work and not gravity.
How does thermal expansion work in thermometer?
As the indicator liquid in a thermometer gains heat when a room warms up, it expands, rising up higher and indicating the new, higher temperature from the increasing heat in the room.
What causes liquid in thermometer to travel up and down in tube?
Heat causes Mercury in the thermometer to expand, where as when it is cooled, it contracts.
What happens to the liquid particles in a thermometer when it is heated?
They expand causing them to move in the only direction available, up the thermometer.
How can be calculated heat element power to heat-up a insulated cabinet.?
i can heat up stuff with my hands
What happens when you heat up a liquid particle?
No, heating a liquid makes it's particles move farther apart (makes the liquid expand). This is most readily observed in an old glass thermometer. As your temperature goes up (as you heat the liquid in the thermometer), the liquid inside expands and travels up the thermometer.
What happens to the values as you move up the left side a min thermometer?
They Increase.
John is riding a ski lift to the top of Wildcat Mountain. He removes his gloves and rapidly rubs his hands together to warm them up. What happens when John rubs his hands?
Frictional energy is converted to heat.
What happens to the molecules when a material is heated up or cooled down?
Molecules heat up or cool down. like when you rub your hands together you get warmer and when you go out in the cold you get cold quickly.
What makes mercury go up and down a thermometer?
the heat and temperature that causes it to rise and fall.
Why is your breath warm when you breath on your hands?
because the flesh on your hands then heat up the air
What happens when you rub your hands together vigorously?
Yes, rubbing your hands together makes friction. This friction makes heat.
What makes your hands heat up when you rub them together?
friction
