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The graduations on a thermometer represent the incremental units of temperature measurement, typically in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit. Each graduation corresponds to a specific temperature value, allowing for precise readings of temperature variations.

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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.


How do French people tell temperature?

They read the thermometer. The graduations are in Celsius degrees, also called Centigrades (C°).


What is the plural of thermometer?

The plural of thermometer is thermometers.


What do you call an ear thermometer?

An ear thermometer is commonly referred to as a tympanic thermometer.


What is a glass bulb of a thermometer?

A glass bulb of a thermometer is the part at the bottom of the thermometer that contains mercury or colored alcohol that expands and contracts with temperature changes. This expansion and contraction of the liquid is what causes the thermometer to measure and display the temperature.

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What are the small lines on a thermometer called?

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What are the lines on a thermometer called?

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Can you use an universal oil dipstick in your 2005 Chrysler 300?

If it has the proper graduations, yes.If it has the proper graduations, yes.


What is a thin glass tube with a bulb on one end that usually contains a liquid usually mercury or colored alcohol?

This could describe a thermometer. The only thing missing is the graduations. That way the height of the column can be associated with a specific temperature, the one that caused the column to be as high as it is.


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 are the family customs in Sweden?

graduations


What is one hundred graduations?

100 graduations means you have passed high school 100 times.


How do French people tell temperature?

They read the thermometer. The graduations are in Celsius degrees, also called Centigrades (C°).


What are some common flowers used for graduations?

Yellow roses would be the best gift for the graduations. it is not very romance, it means memory in people's college life.


What is often measured b glassware with graduations?

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What are the types of thermometer?

Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin.


Is a graduated pipette multi-volume or fixed volume?

If a pipette has graduations marked on it, it implies that it is a multi-volume pipette. A fixed pipette only uses one volume all the time, and has no need for graduations. Not to say that someone couldn't mark graduations on a fixed volume pipette, in order to be overly thorough.