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When a thermometer is heated, the liquid particles gain energy and move faster, causing them to spread out and rise in the thermometer's tube. This expansion of the liquid column indicates an increase in temperature on the thermometer scale.
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physical change
This is an example of thermal expansion, where the liquid in the thermometer expands as it is heated, causing it to rise within the tube.
No, the molecules of the liquid inside a thermometer do not increase in speed when the thermometer is cooled. Instead, they lose energy and slow down, causing the liquid to contract and move down the scale. When the thermometer is heated, the molecules gain energy and speed up, leading to expansion of the liquid.
A thermometer utilizes the fact that most liquids expand when heated. As the temperature of the liquid inside the thermometer increases, its volume expands, causing the liquid to rise within the narrow tube of the thermometer and indicating a higher temperature reading.
The liquid in a thermometer expands when it gets hotter because heat causes the molecules in the liquid to move faster and spread out, leading to an increase in volume. This expansion is what causes the liquid to rise up the tube of the thermometer, indicating a higher temperature.
Melts into a liquid.
When the liquid in a thermometer gets colder, it contracts and decreases in volume. This causes it to move down the tube of the thermometer, indicating a lower temperature.