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How was the thermometer invented?
Various people have credited the invention of the thermometer but the thermometer was not a single invention, however, but a development. Related Link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermometer
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.
What does the 'thermo' in thermometer mean?
"Thermo" refers to anything related to heat, either the things that cause heat or the measuring of heat. A thermometer essentially measures the amount of heat in a space or body.
What instrument measures how hot or cold something is?
A thermometer is an instrument that measures cold and heat, together with temperature variations.
Who is the inventor thermometer?
thermometer
How was the thermometer invented?
Various people have credited the invention of the thermometer but the thermometer was not a single invention, however, but a development. Related Link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermometer
How was the thermometer discovered?
Wikipedia explains it well. See "Thermometer" in "related links" for a link to the wikipedia page.
What is an indirect related measurement of molecular vibration is made with what?
A thermometer.
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.
What does the 'thermo' in thermometer mean?
"Thermo" refers to anything related to heat, either the things that cause heat or the measuring of heat. A thermometer essentially measures the amount of heat in a space or body.
Was the thermometer a scientific invention?
Yes, it was. Please see the related link for more information, but skip the ad:
What are the types of thermometer?
Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin.
How does a thermometer help when comparing the energies of particles?
A thermometer measures the amount of thermal energy a material has. This thermal energy is related to the vibrational and rotational energy the particles in the material have. By using the thermometer to measure the temperature of a material you are, in effect, measuring the amount of energy the particles of that material have.
Origin of the word thermometer?
Thermometer
What instrument measures hot or cold air?
a thermometer
How can you measure a body temperature?
What kind of thermometer you use to measure the body temperature
A device used to display the temperature?
a thermometer thermometer a thermometer
