Thermometry MCqs Taken From Past Papers

The diagram shows a mercury
mercury-in-glass
glass thermometer. The Which will have the greatest sensitivity?
distance between the –10
10 °C and the 110 °C markings is A 10 cm long and bore 0.75 mm wide
25 cm. B 15 cm long and bore 0.50 mm wide
C 25 cm long and bore 0.10 mm wide
D 30 cm long and bore 0.25 mm wide
What makes a thermometer sensitive to small changes in

temperature?
At which temperature is the end of the mercury thread 15 A a bulb with a thin glass wall
–10
cm from the –10 °C mark? B a shiny liquid in its bore
A 50 °C B 60 °C C 62 °C D 72 °C C a stem with a thick glass wall
D a very narrow bore
A student is given a thermometer that reads 1 °C in pure
melting ice and 101 °C in pure boiling Which thermometer is the best for mea
measuring
suring rapidly
rapidly-
water. She uses it to measure the temperature of some changing temperatures?
water before and after it is heated. A a clinical thermometer
The increase in temperature of the water calculated from B a liquid
liquid-in-glass
glass thermometer
her results is C a thermocouple
A 1 °C to
tooo low. B correct. D all thermometers are equally good
C 1 °C too high. D 2 °C too high
The sensitivity of a liquid
liquid-in--glass
glass thermometer depends
A clinical thermometer is designed to respond quickly to a on the volume of liquid used and the
change in temperature and to have a diameter of the bore of the thermometer.
high sensitivity. Which changes will produce the greatest increase in
sensitivity?
Which design features should the clinical thermometer

have?
A thermocouple
thermometer uses a
voltmeter to measure the
e.m.f. generated between
two junctions. The
A liquid
liquid-in-glass
glass thermo
thermometer
meter consists of a bulb containing junctions are at
a liquid. The liquid can expand into a temperatures t1 and t2. To
very thin capillary tube. calibrate th
thee thermometer,
fixed points are needed
What are the values of t1 and t2 when the thermometer is

calibrated at the steam point?
The liquid in the thermometer is replaced by another liquid
that expands more for the same
temperature rise.
The new thermometer will have
A greater sensitivity and greater range.
B greater sensitivity but less range.
C the same sensitivity and the same range.
D the same sensitivity but greater range.
A new liquid is tested to decide whether it is suitable for Which instrument is most suitable for measuring a rapidly
use in a liquid
liquid-in-glass thermometer. changing temperature?
It is found that the liquid does not expand uniformly with A alcohol
alcohol-in-glass
glass thermometer
temperature. B clinical tthermometer
hermometer
What will be the effect of this on the scale of the C mercury
mercury-in-glass
glass thermometer
thermometer? D thermocouple
A It has a short range.
B It is not linear. The diagram shows a liquid
liquid-in-glass
glass thermometer.
C The markings are too close together.
D The markings are too far apart.
Four mercury
mercury--in-glass
glass thermometers are made with
different dimensions.
At 0 °°C,
C, the length of the liquid column is 2.0 cm. At 100
°C,
C, the leng
length
th of the liquid column is 22.0 cm.
What is the length of the liquid column at 40 °C?
A 6.0cm B 8.0cm C 8.8cm D 10.0cm
A thermocouple
thermometer is
made from two wires
connected to a
voltmeter.
Which arrangement gives a reading on the voltmeter?

A liquid
liquid-in-glass
glass thermometer consists of a bulb containing
a liquid which expands into a very thin
capillary tube
The liquid in th
thee thermometer is replaced by the same
volume of a different liquid that expands
more for the same temperature rise.
What makes a liquid-in-glass
glass thermometer sensitive to a The new thermometer will have
small change of temperature? A greater sensitivity and a greater range.
A a bulb with a thin glass wall B greater sensitivity but a smaller range.
B a shiny liquid in its bore C the same sensitivity and the same range.
C a stem with a thick glass wall D the same sensitivity but a greater range.
D a very narrow bore
The temperature shown by a mercury
mercury--in-glass
To calibrate a thermometer, without using another thermometer increases.
thermometer, fixed points are required. Which of the following is constant?
Which statement is correct? A the density of the mercury
A Any temperatures can be used as fixed points. B the internal energy of the mercury
B Both a lower fixed point and an upper fixed point are C the mass of the mercury
required. D the volume of the mercury
C Only a lower fixed point is required.
D Only an upper fixed point is required. The diagram shows a clinical thermometer.
The diagram shows a clinical thermometer.

diagram
Which factor affects the sensitivity of the thermometer?

A the constriction
Which factor affects the sensitivity of the thermometer? B the diameter of the bore
A the constriction C the length of the glass tube
B the diameter of the bore D the thickness of the glass tube
C the length of the glass tube
D the thickness of the glass tube mercury-
A centimetre scale is fixed next to an unmarked mercury
in-glass
glass thermometer.
A certain liquid is used in a liquid
liquid-in--glass thermometer. It The ice point and the steam point are marked.
does not expand uniformly with temperature.
What effect will this have on the scale of the thermometer?
A It will be non
non-linear.
B It will have a small range.
C The markings will be close together.
D The markings will be far apart. What is the temperature shown on the thermometer?
A 44°C B 56°C C 60°C D 66°C
What makes a clinical thermometer suitable for measuring
small changes in body temperature? The diagrams represent four thermometers.
A The amount of mercury in the bulb is small.
B The bore of the capillary tube is narrow.
C The capillary tube is long.
D The glass bulb has a thin wall.
The diagram shows four thermometers.
Which thermometer has the greatest sensitivity and which

thermometer has the greatest range?
Which thermometer has the greatest sensitivity and which

thermometer has the greatest range?

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The diagram shows a mercury

What makes a thermometer sensitive to small changes in

Which design features should the clinical thermometer

What are the values of t1 and t2 when the thermometer is

Which arrangement gives a reading on the voltmeter?

The diagram shows a clinical thermometer.

Which factor affects the sensitivity of the thermometer?

The diagram shows four thermometers.

Which thermometer has the greatest sensitivity and which

Which thermometer has the greatest sensitivity and which

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