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Temperature Scales and Conversions

Temperature Scales and Conversions

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial explains thermometry using the zeroth law of thermodynamics. It describes how a mercury thermometer measures temperature through thermal expansion. The video covers thermometric properties, thermal equilibrium, and different temperature scales: Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin. It details the calibration of these scales based on ice and steam points and provides conversion formulas between them.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What principle is used in thermometry to measure temperature?

Third law of thermodynamics

Second law of thermodynamics

First law of thermodynamics

Zeroth law of thermodynamics

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What property of mercury is utilized in a thermometer to measure temperature?

Magnetic properties

Optical clarity

Thermal expansion

Electrical conductivity

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a thermometric property?

Density

Mass

Volume

Color

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the freezing point of water on the Celsius scale?

100 degrees

273.15 degrees

32 degrees

0 degrees

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

On the Fahrenheit scale, what is the boiling point of water?

100 degrees

32 degrees

212 degrees

273.15 degrees

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the SI unit of temperature?

Celsius

Fahrenheit

Kelvin

Rankine

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many divisions are there between the ice point and steam point on the Fahrenheit scale?

100

180

212

273

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