WorksheetsMEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
In day to day life, which activity listed below will not involve measurement of temperature?
Packing a lunch box
Drying wet hair
Ironing a dress
Watching TV
10 dm =____ km.
10-3
10-1
10-4
10-2
A Celsius thermometer cannot measure the temperature of a candle flame because ____.
it is difficult to read the mercury line in the bright candle flame
the excessive expansion of mercury will break the thermometer
there is no place holder to keep the Celsius thermometer in a burning candle
the molten wax of the candle will stick to the glass bulb of the Celsius thermometer
-20 K is equal to _____ in Celsius scale
253 °C
-253 °C
-293 °C
293 °C
Identify the incorrect statement from the options given below:
The laboratory thermometer has markings from -10 °C to 110 °C
The weight is the force that acts on an object due to the gravitational pull of the Earth.
Weighing stones are made in octagonal shape for more stability and to maximize the surface area.
Weight of an object can be measured using a compression balance.
If an area of a square ABCD is 625 mm2, what is the length
of its side AB?
25 cm
25 µm
25 mm
25 dm
If my body temperature measures 37°C what will be the reading on the Kelvin scale?
210 K
310 K
110 K
273 K
Arrange the steps in the correct order of execution.
i. The clinical thermometer is then washed with water and shaken sharply, before it is shelved again.
ii. The clinical thermometer is placed in the mouth cavity of the patient.
iii. The thermometer is washed with water and jerked until the mercury thread falls below 35°C.
iv. After 1 minute, it is taken from the mouth of the patient and temperature is recorded.
{iii, ii, iv, i}
{ii, iii, iv, i}
{i, iii, iv, ii}
{ii, i, iv, iii}
Rishi printed different sample stickers to label chemicals in the lab. Pick the right one.
Figure A
Figure D
Figure B
Figure C
The markings on the stem of a laboratory thermometer are divided into 100 equal divisions known as ______.
range
magnitudes
graduations
measurements
Match the following:
{I-i; II-ii, III-iii, IV-iv}
{I-ii; II-i, III-iv. IV-iii}
{I-iii; II-i, III-iv, IV-ii}
{I-iv; II-i, III-iii, IV-ii}
If a triangle’s base is two times the length of its altitude, what is the area of a triangle whose altitude is 8 m?
36m2
64m2
16m2
128m2
Pick the correct statement about Mercury.
Mercury is a liquid non-metal.
Mercury is not a poisonous material.
Mercury remains liquid for a very huge range of temperature.
Mercury sticks to the stem of the capillary tube.
____ is a result of quick judgements that lack ______.
Estimation, errors
Experimentation, accuracy
Experimentation errors
Estimation, accuracy
A wire was bent into a square of perimeter 44 cm. If the same wire is bent into a circle, find the radius of the circle?
11cm
22cm
7cm
14cm
1 MW = ____ W
1000000
10000
100000
1000
Johnson’s latest range of floor tiles cost Rs 80 per square metre. What will be the total cost incurred if Shagun uses these tiles to fill a rectangular floor of length 15 metres and breadth 10 metres?
Rs 6000
Rs 8000
Rs 12000
Rs 1200
What happens when I immerse the clinical thermometer in hot water after measuring the body temperature of a fever patient?
The mercury expands to a higher Celsius temperature.
The glass bulb will break as the thermometer is not suitable to measure higher ranges
The thermometer will give out an alarm.
The thermometer will be sterilized for subsequent use.
Find the incorrect statement from the options shown below.
The area of a 1 dm square is equal to 1000000 mm2
The symbol ‘µ’ refers to the prefix micro.
Minimum-maximum thermometer records the day’s highest and lowest temperatures, respectively.
A candle flame’s hotness level cannot be measured using a clinical thermometer.
If the kink was not designed in a clinical thermometer, then ____.
the mercury would stick to the capillary tube
the mercury would not expand when heated
the mercury would not be visible for measuring the reading
the mercury will flow back into the glass bulb
Pick the correct statement(s)
i. The Kelvin scale temperature is not expressed in degrees.
ii. Lord Kelvin proved in theory that the lowest measurable temperature is -273 degree Celsius.
(i) is correct
(ii) is correct
(i) and (ii) are correct
Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
The amount of surface occupied by an object or a place is called its ____.
length
area
mass
volume
A 50 m square can occupy an area of _____ km2.
2500
250
0.025
0.0025
One disadvantage of using mercury in a clinical thermometer is ____
it is a shiny metal.
if the glass breaks it can enter the system of the patient and cause harm.
mercury is very expensive
all of the above
Absolute zero temperature can be measured using _____.
Kelvin thermometer
clinical thermometer
laboratory thermometer
weather thermometer
