A) Pure mercury B) Solid wax C) Compressed air D) A clear liquid
A) They spin rapidly in circles B) They rise or fall in relation to density C) They dissolve completely D) They change their color
A) Vincenzo Viviani B) Isaac Newton C) Galileo Galilei D) Evangelista Torricelli
A) Objects expand when cooled B) Pressure is inversely proportional to volume C) Light travels faster than sound D) The density of a liquid changes in relation to its temperature
A) Yes B) No C) Only the glass vessels D) Only the outer tube
A) The alcohol thermostat B) The digital thermometer C) Galileo's air thermometer D) The mercury barometer
A) Hydrometer B) Pyrometer C) Barograph D) Thermoscope
A) 1684 B) 1990 C) 1666 D) 1603
A) The Berlin Physics Institute B) The French Academy of Sciences C) Accademia del Cimento of Florence D) The Royal Society of London
A) Viviani B) Torricelli C) Newton D) Leopoldo
A) Galileo B) Leopoldo C) Celsius D) Viviani
A) 1603 B) 1990 C) 1684 D) 1666
A) 1684 B) 1990 C) 1700 D) 1666
A) Hot and heavy B) Bright and shiny C) Fast and erratic D) Slow and lazy
A) Termometro lento B) Vetro denso C) Termometro rapido D) Sfera colorata
A) Pure mercury B) Liquid nitrogen C) Rectified spirits of wine D) Boiling water
A) A concentrated solution of ethanol in water B) Melted animal fat C) Pure fermented grape juice D) A thick mineral oil
A) By grinding a small amount of glass from the sealed end B) By painting them with heavy metals C) By melting the glass completely D) By adding tiny lead shots inside
A) To prevent light reflection B) To make the thermometer float C) To allow for the liquor to rarefy D) To keep the glass cool
A) Natural History Museum, London B) Science Museum of Florence C) Smithsonian Institution D) The Louvre Museum
A) 1890s B) 2000s C) 1990s D) 1950s
A) Different-colored liquids B) Colored gas C) Solid plastic beads D) Metal shavings
A) Water B) Kerosene C) Mercury D) Ethanol
A) They are not important for the functioning B) They make the liquid freeze faster C) They change the bulb size D) They power the thermometer
A) By changing the outer liquid B) By heating the glass C) By adding air through a valve D) Using metal tags hanging from beneath them
A) Because the liquid inside never expands B) Because these materials are sealed inside a glass bulb of approximately fixed size C) Because the outer tube is open to the air D) Because the metal tags absorb the heat
A) Liquid mercury B) Melted sugar syrup C) Pure distilled water D) Organic compounds
A) Olive oil or motor oil B) Water or vinegar C) Acetone or glycerin D) Ethanol or kerosene
A) It remains completely constant B) It changes with atmospheric pressure only C) It changes with time of day D) It varies with temperature
A) It will turn into a solid B) It will be in gas-liquid equilibrium C) It will remain at room temperature D) It will never evaporate
A) It decreases B) It stays the same C) It increases D) It fluctuates randomly
A) It causes the bulbs to magnetize B) It makes the bulbs change color C) It causes the bulbs to shatter D) It causes the bulbs to rise or sink
A) They will remain completely still B) They will float to the top all at once C) They will dissolve into the liquid D) They will sink one by one
A) Because they become heavier from absorbing heat B) According to their individual density as the clear holding fluid's density gradually changes C) Because the metal tags fall off D) Because the outer tube shrinks
A) At the very top of the tube B) At the base of the tube C) Stuck to the sides of the glass D) Floating outside the tube
A) They cluster in the middle B) They break due to cold C) The reverse happens, until they can all be at the top D) They sink faster to the bottom
A) A serial number B) A manufacturer name C) A density value D) A temperature
A) It cannot be determined B) You must add ten degrees to it C) That gives a close approximation of the environment temperature D) It indicates the minimum temperature
A) The average of the lowest bulb at the top and the highest at the base B) By taking the sum of all bulbs C) By reading the lowest bulb at the base D) By reading the highest bulb at the top |