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Why would and ordinary thermometer show a low temprature in the thermosphere?
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∙ 13y ago
Gas could be very hot but there are too few of them to affect a thermometer much. Hope this helps! :P
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What is the thermosphere's job in the atmosphere and what would happen if there was no thermosphere?
Thermosphere shields us from radiation that the sun emits. That is its main job. It serves as a protective shield against the x-ray and UV radiation being emitted by the sun and keeps earth's temperature in which living things can survive. Without it, the earth will be destroyed by radiation heat.
Is the thermometer reading the temperature of the vacuum at the Moon's surface?
No. The thermometer measures the temperature of mass or material. Concerning the moon, a thermometer could measure the temperature of dust or rock on the surface. If it were not in contact with the surface, and the sun shone on it, the thermometer would read the temperature to which the sun heated it. If it were shielded from the sun, then the thermometer would read the temperature of space ... about 3 K, or darn near absolute zero.
What would happen if we took a jacket after it had been hanging in the closet and placed a thermometer inside?
The thermometer would raise in temperature because the winter coat traps body heat.
Which thermometr will you take when you go to south expedition mercury or alchol?
An Alcohol thermometer would be the best as it is more sensitive than the mercury thermometer.
Why would ethanol cool a thermometer down?
because it has extracts of nettles
Why does the thermosphere have not much heat?
Because the particles in the thermosphere are very spaced out. A normal thermometer would even measure it below zero, but it has a very high temperature.
Why would an ordinary thermometer show a low temperature in the thermosphere?
Individual molecules of gas might be very hot, but there are too few of them to affect a thermometer much. Then the energy lost through black body radiation is more than the energy gained from the few molecules around it, making the thermometer temperature decrease until the lower equilibrium temperature is reached.
Why is it necessary to use special instruments to measure the temperature of the atmosphere in the thermosphere layer?
The thermosphere is the last layer of the atmosphere. Special instruments are needed to measure its temperature because there are very few particles in the thermosphere that would strike a conventional thermometer to heat it.
Why would a thermometer show a low temperature in the thermosphere?
Temperature is the average amount of energy of motion of each molecule of a substance gas molecules in the thermosphere move very rapidly, so the temperature is very high
Why is the temperature in the thermosphere not measured with a thermometer?
If a thermometer were placed in the thermosphere, it would register far below 0 degrees C! This may seem strange since the thermospher is so hot.(see answer to "what is one characteristic of each layer of the earth") How can this be explained? Temperatureis a measurement of how fast particles in the air move. The faster the air particles move the higher the temperature. And the particles present in the thermosphere are moving very fast. THerefore the particles themselves are very hot. But these particles are vry few and very far apart. There are not enough of them present to bombard a thermometer and warm it. So the thermometer would re3cord a temperature far below 0 degrees C.
What does prefix thermo in thermosphere mean?
The prefix "therm-" is used when something has to do with the movement or measurement of heat. Some examples of words that have this prefix would be: thermometer, thermal, thermos.
Why would you not feel warm in the thermosphere even though temperature can be up to 1800?
The temperature referred to as 1800, is the motion energyof the particles there.If you held a thermometer up, it would NOT register that 1800 temperature.At 1800 oC a human would be vaporised.
What if the thermosphere disappeared?
If the thermosphere was gone, there would be major heat waves and we would have a lack of oxygen. In other words: we would die.
What is the function of constriction in clinical thermometer?
In case of ordinary thermometer if the thermometer is taken out the body whose temperature has been seen, the Mercury would fall down as the bulb gets cooled. But in case of clinical thermometer even after the thermometer has been taken out of the mouth of the patient the level of mercury would be held at the same level though the bulb falls to the room temperature. So doctor could see the temperature liesurely. To bring back the mercury to lowest level we have to give jerks to the thermometer by shaking it.
Why would you not feel warm in the thermosphere even though temperatures go up to 1800 Celsius?
The temperature referred to as 1800, is the motion energy of the particles there.If you held a thermometer up, it would NOT register that 1800 temperature.At 1800 oC a human would be vaporised.Read more: Why_would_you_not_feel_warm_in_the_thermosphere_even_though_temperatures_can_be_up_to_1800_Celsius
What oes thermometer mesure?
you would measure heat with a thermometer
Which thermometer would you use to measure the temperature of the body temperature of a patient?
Clinical thermometer
