When the liquid in a thermometer gets colder, it contracts and decreases in volume. This causes it to move down the tube of the thermometer, indicating a lower temperature.
A thermometer measures temperature based on the expansion or contraction of the liquid or metal inside it. When it gets cold, the molecules inside the thermometer contract, causing the liquid or metal to shrink, which in turn results in the reading on the thermometer going down.
a liquid thermometer is made with a glass "shell" and ussually have murcur inside them that dilates when it gets hotter and rises and contracts when its colder and lowers- this has been made by a 12 year old boy
When the density of a fluid gets hotter, it usually decreases. This is because as the fluid gets hotter, its molecules gain energy and move farther apart, causing the fluid to expand. This expansion leads to a decrease in density.
When the liquid in the thermometer gets warmer it expands. This means its volume increases. The only place for the extra volume to go is up the tube, so the level of liquid rises. When the liquid gets colder it contracts (reduces in volume) so it moves back down the tube. See http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/how_it_works/thermometer.html
Heat causes mercury in the thermometer to expand, where as when it is cooled, it contracts.
Temperature increase on a thermometer is typically indicated by the expansion of the liquid or mercury within the tube. As the temperature rises, the molecules in the liquid move faster, causing it to expand and rise up the scale on the thermometer. This expansion is calibrated to reflect the corresponding increase in temperature.
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In the right conditions and circumstances all liquids will expand
When the liquid in the thermometer gets warmer it expands.
When the liquid in a thermometer gets colder, it contracts and decreases in volume. This causes it to move down the tube of the thermometer, indicating a lower temperature.
When a thermometer is exposed to warmth, the liquid inside it expands and rises up the tube. This is because heat causes the molecules in the liquid to move faster, taking up more space and causing the volume to increase. The expansion of the liquid is used to measure the temperature.
A thermometer measures temperature based on the expansion or contraction of the liquid or metal inside it. When it gets cold, the molecules inside the thermometer contract, causing the liquid or metal to shrink, which in turn results in the reading on the thermometer going down.
Because it is just a standardised and easy way of making thermometers. You could use any substance, the pricible is the same: A substance will expand the hotter it gets. Mercury just expands a lot more than most elements and so is easier to make a thermometer.
a liquid thermometer is made with a glass "shell" and ussually have murcur inside them that dilates when it gets hotter and rises and contracts when its colder and lowers- this has been made by a 12 year old boy
When the density of a fluid gets hotter, it usually decreases. This is because as the fluid gets hotter, its molecules gain energy and move farther apart, causing the fluid to expand. This expansion leads to a decrease in density.
Liquid is used in a thermometer because it expands and contracts uniformly with changes in temperature, allowing for accurate temperature measurements. The liquid inside the thermometer expands and rises in the capillary tube as it gets warmer, providing a visible indication of temperature.