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Why can a mercury thermometer be used only at high temperatures?

A mercury thermometer can go down to -30 deg C


What is the direction of warm air and cold air?

cold air go up hot air go down.


Can Mercury sustain life form?

Life is not sustainable due to the extreme heat and/or cold. And also because of the atmosphere Mercury has.However you can go if you bring plenty of sunscreen and blankets.


If temperature goes down does air pressure go down?

Not neccesarily. Because it can be a good weather day but it could be bitterly cold.


How hot and how cold can it get on mercury?

It can get up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit on the light side and down to 300 degrees Fahrenheit below 0 on the dark side.

Related questions

What direction would Mercury go if it was cold outside?

If it's coldoutside then Mercury would go down


How do you put the radio antenna down on a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer?

it doesn't go down.


Is it ever cold on mercury?

Yes. The night side of Mercury is very cold.


What are the average temperatures on Mercury?

VERY COLD! Mercury has no atmosphere to retain the heat, so on the side not facing the Sun, it can get down to like, -270 degrees Fahrenheit


What makes mercury in a thermometer go up and down?

Change in temperature is what cause the Mercury to expand up (hotter) or shrink down (colder).


Why can a mercury thermometer be used only at high temperatures?

A mercury thermometer can go down to -30 deg C


How can you find out why the drivers side window will not roll down on your 2002 mercury mountaineer?

go to the mercury garage compony & ask them why


What is the direction of warm air and cold air?

cold air go up hot air go down.


Will a person's BAC go down with a cold shower?

No


Why mercury go down and up suddenly in a thermometer?

Depending on Atmospheric Pressure


Why does the alcohol level in a thermomtere goes down when it cold?

Because the alcohol is pressed in something cold the molecules making it go down


Why does the liquid in a thermometer sink down?

This liquid is sometimes colored alcohol but can also be a metallic liquid called mercury. Both mercury and alcohol grow bigger (expand) when heated and smaller (contract) when cooled. Inside the glass tube of a thermometer, the liquid has no place to go but up when the temperature is hot and down when the temperature is cold. Its the process of expansion and contraction