Go to a doctor or your nearest health centre. Observe the doctor taking temperature of patients. Enquire:(a) why she dips the thermometer in a liquid before use.(b) why the thermometer is kept under the tongue.(c) whether the body temperature can be measured by keeping thethermometer at some place other than the mouth.(d) whether the temperature of different parts of the body is the sameor different.You can add more questions which come to your mind.
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a) in order to lower the lavel of mercury. after checking the temperature the mercury lavel dosent settle down all of a sudden so water is used.
b)to get the accurate temperature of the body.
c) yes it is possible . we can measure the temperature by keeping it tightly in underarms.
d) no the temperature is not the same everywhere. as it is affected by outside temperature.
b)to get the accurate temperature of the body.
c) yes it is possible . we can measure the temperature by keeping it tightly in underarms.
d) no the temperature is not the same everywhere. as it is affected by outside temperature.
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