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Assuming you're talking about a glass thermometer, each mark or 'tick' on the thermometer stands for a 5 degree increase/decrease.
Most thermometers should have their degrees labeled in increments of 10, with one mark in between symbolizing an increment of 5, which is (most of the time) unmarked.
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What are the two main types of thermometer used today?
clinical thermometer and lab thermometer
What is the max and min thermometer called?
the sixth thermometer
What temperature degree celsius and kelvin are same?
The 'kelvin' and the celsius 'degree' are identical temperature intervals ... they are the same size. The marks on the kelvin thermometer and the marks on the celsius thermometer are the same distance apart. Both scales have 100 divisions between the freezing and boiling temperatures of water, but the scales start at different places. (Kelvin starts at 'absolute zero', celsius starts at the freezing temperature of water.) The graphs of these two scales are parallel lines. The graphs never intersect, meaning that there is no temperature where kelvin and celsius are the same number.
Who was first inventor for digital thermometer?
invantor of digital thermometer
How is a thermometer like a number line?
How is a thermometer like a number line?
What are the lines on a thermometer called?
Graduations, or graduation marks.
What does the smallest division on the clinical thermometer represent?
On a Fahrenheit thermometer the long marks represent a full degree. There are four shorter lines between the long marks that indicate two degree increments.
Why are the marks on a thermometer evenly spaced?
The marks on a thermometer are evenly spaced to provide a consistent and standardized measurement scale. This uniform spacing helps ensure accuracy and reliability in reading and interpreting temperature values.
What are the small lines on a thermometer called?
Graduations or Graduation Marks.....
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 you mark a temperature scale on a thermometer?
To mark a temperature scale on a thermometer, you would need to calibrate it by comparing it to a known reference temperature. Then, you can make corresponding marks at various points on the thermometer scale to indicate different temperature readings. It's important to ensure accuracy and consistency during this process.
What are the types of thermometer?
Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin.
Origin of the word thermometer?
Thermometer
How could you calibrate a thermometer which had no scale marked?
Put it in a pot of water. Boil the water. Then mark the spot on the thermometer at which the water boils - the spot you marked will be 100 degrees celsius. Then put it in water in the freezer and mark it. The point at which the water freezes will be 0 degrees celsius. Then measure the length between 0 and 100 and make 9 equal marks for each 10 degrees and your thermometer is calibrated.
Which thermometer (water or air-filled) is more sensitive?
water filled because it is more accurate in terms of temperature calibrating so it makes those exact marks to well.. be exact
How can you measure a body temperature?
What kind of thermometer you use to measure the body temperature
A device used to display the temperature?
a thermometer thermometer a thermometer
