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Why does temperature in a thermometer go up faster when shaken?
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because the more an object moves the higher the energy is making the temperature increase as well
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What do you use to tell the temperature outside?
You can use a thermometer or a weather app on your smartphone to tell the temperature outside.
Is it normal for the temperature to go up on a thermometer when it has come out of a ice-water bath for 1 minute?
Assuming that the surroundings are above the freezing point of water - yes - it is normal for the temperature on the thermometer to go up. It may still remain elevated even if plunged back into the ice bath since the thermometer has mass and can absorb some energy while out of the bath. There is also the phenomena that in some thermometers even when the temperature drops, the thermometer fluid sometimes remains elevated unless you "shake down" the thermometer.
Can you measure a woman's temperature by putting a thermometer in her vagina?
well for me as a women, i rather the rectum as a place of comfort for temperature but you know i believe it could go either way.
Why does the thermometer go down when cooled?
The cold reduces the temperature in the liquid inside the thermometer bulb. Most substances contract when their temperature drops so the liquid in the bulb occupies less space. this causes the column of liquid outside the bulb to become smaller.
What is the importance a thermometer?
it is important to know the temperature of a certain individual,specific thing and at the same time the temperature of the environment.
Why does the liquid in a thermometer go down before the temperature is taken?
It does not by itself. It must be shaken down. The liquid is mercury, which is very heat-expansive, i.e. it changes its volume noticeably and quickly depending on its temperature. The warmer, the larger the volume. That's why it's used in thermometers. However, thermometers are built so that the mercury does not go down by itself to enable taking precise readings (otherwise, it would fall quickly immediately after the thermometer is removed from the body). So, the thermometer must cool and the contracted but vacuum-stuck mercury must then be shaken down to take another measurement.
Why doesn't the mercury on a medical thermometer go down when it's removed from the body?
There is a kink put in the tube which carries the mercury up the thermometer, that is why it needs to be shaken to send it back to the bulb
What is the lowest temperature that a thermometer can go to?
0 degrees
What do you use to tell the temperature outside?
You can use a thermometer or a weather app on your smartphone to tell the temperature outside.
Why does the mercury in the thermometer go up when the temperature is high?
Expansion (of metals) with increasing temp.
Why clinical thermometer is jerked before using it again?
If you have an old thermometer that has mercury, then the shaking makes all of the mercury flow to the bottom of the thermometer. Then, you can get a better reading. The current digital ones work differently. Thermometers used for taking people temperatures are a special kind that go up with heat but don't go down with cold. So you have to shake a thermometer before taking your temperature to make the reading go down below your own temperature. Then the thermometer can go up again to read your temperature.
What makes mercury go up and down a thermometer?
the heat and temperature that causes it to rise and fall.
Does a thermometer go inside or outside fish tank?
Inside the tank as it is for you to see the water temperature.
Is it normal for the temperature to go up on a thermometer when it has come out of a ice-water bath for 1 minute?
Assuming that the surroundings are above the freezing point of water - yes - it is normal for the temperature on the thermometer to go up. It may still remain elevated even if plunged back into the ice bath since the thermometer has mass and can absorb some energy while out of the bath. There is also the phenomena that in some thermometers even when the temperature drops, the thermometer fluid sometimes remains elevated unless you "shake down" the thermometer.
Why do you use mercury in thermometer?
As tempertature rises, the mercury in the thermometer expands, causing it to go up. As temperature decreases, the mercury in the thermometer contracts, causing it to go down on the scale. However, mercury thermometers are very dangerous if it breakes and gets on your skin. so it it reccomended to use an electric thermometer. these thermometers use thermoelectric current to measure temperature. ergo. they are safe if they break cheers <3 -Eli
Why do you use mercury thermometer?
As tempertature rises, the Mercury in the thermometer expands, causing it to go up. As temperature decreases, the mercury in the thermometer contracts, causing it to go down on the scale. However, mercury thermometers are very dangerous if it breakes and gets on your skin. so it it reccomended to use an electric thermometer. these thermometers use thermoelectric current to measure temperature. ergo. they are safe if they break cheers <3 -Eli
What is normal temp for rat terrier?
A rat terrier's normal temperature is 101 to 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 to 39.2 degrees Celsius). To take your dog's temperature, you'll need a rectal thermometer. Put some petroleum jelly on the bulb of the thermometer. Ask someone to hold your dog's head while you lift his tail and insert the thermometer about an inch or so into the rectum. Do not let go of the thermometer. Hold it in until the temperature is read (about 3 minutes for a mercury thermometer), and then remove gently.
