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Date Shared: 7 September 2022
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Study the diagram of the thermometer, then answer the questions about it.
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What is the liquid in the bulb? _mercury_
b) Is this liquid a metal? _yes_
c) When the thermometer bulb is heated, what happens to the liquid? _climbs_up_the_thermometer_
d) Why does this occur? _mercury_liquid_expands_when_heated_forcing_it_up_the_fine_tube._
e) What is the name of the temperature scale used on this thermometer? _Celsius_scale_
f) What units does it measure in? _degrees_Celsius_or_°C_ .
g) What is the temperature on the thermometer? _13°C_
h) When the bulb cools, why does the column of liquid contract? _particles_lose_energy_and_come_closer_together_ _so_the_mercury_contracts_
j) Why must this type of thermometer be handled, very carefully? _It_is_easily_broken/_mercury_is_poisonous_
k) What is kinetic energy? _energy_of_moving_objects_
l) How is temperature related to kinetic energy? _the_more_kinetic_energy_particles_of_a_substance_have,_the_higher_its_temperature_is._
m) How does heating affect particles' kinetic energy? _It_makes_them_move_faster,_so_it_ _increases_their_kinetic_energy._
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7 September 2022
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