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