Mini-Quiz: Temperature Measurement: Thermometers

1. How can the expansion of a liquid be amplified?

   Liquids don't expandSorry, not correct. Try another button. By coloring the liquidGood try, but not right. Select another answer. By putting it in a thin hollow tubeThat is correct. You know your thermometers.

2. Why does a bimetal thermometer element bend?

   The metal strips expand at different ratesCorrect. You are are doing well. The weight causes it to bendOops! Wrong answer. Re-read the question and try again. It doesn't bendSorry, not correct. Try another button.

3. How is a thermometer calibrated?

   By adding arbitrary temperature units to itGood try, but not right. Select another answer. End points such as the freezing and boiling points of water are usedThat is correct. You know your thermometers. By comparing values from day to daySorry, not correct. Try another button.

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