Question

2. What is temperature? Name the device used to measure
3. Why is it convenient to use digital thermometer?
4. How would you dispose off the mercury if a thermometer breaks?
5. What do you mean by two scales used for measuring temperature?
Long Answer Type Questions
1. Give some examples showing that heat transforms into other forms of energies as well as other
of energies change into heat
2. Describe the structure of a clinical thermometer. How is it used? Give precautions to be taken
using a clinical thermometer
3. What precautions should be taken while using a laboratory thermometer?
How will you show that our sense of touch is not a reliable method to measure the temperatur​

Answer 1

Temperature is a physical quantity that expresses hot and cold. It is the manifestation of thermal energy, present in all matter, which is the source of the occurrence of heat, a flow of energy, when a body is in contact with another that is colder or hotter. Temperature is measured with a thermometer.

A thermometer is a device used for measuring temperature.