Temperature and Its Measurement - Jamb Physics Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 1978

A temperature 20°C is the same as

A. 36^oF
B. 68^oF
C. 11.1^oF
D. 43.1^oF
E. 25^oF

Question 2:

• JAMB 1979

The temperature at which the water vapour present in the air saturates the air and begins to condense is known as

A. Boiling point
B. Melting point
C. Triple point
D. Dew point
E. Critical temperature

Question 3:

• JAMB 1979

The heights of the mercury thread in a mercury-in-glass thermometer when in melting ice and then in steam are 3cm and 18cm respectively. At a temperature of 60^oC the height would be

A. 7.5cm
B. 9cm
C. 10.8cm
D. 12cm
E. 12.6cm

Question 4:

• JAMB 1979

Which of the following statements is correct? The reading of pressure on a mercury barometer is independent of

A. The cross-sectional area of the tube
B. The atmospheric pressure
C. The density of mercury
D. The temperature of mercury
E. The acceleration due to gravity

Question 5:

• JAMB 1981

The ice and steam points of mercury-in-glass thermometer of centigrade scale and of uniform bore correspond respectively to 3cm and 19cm lengths of the mercury thread when the length is 12cm, the temperature is

A. 32^oC
B. 48^oC
C. 56^oC
D. 65^oC
E. 75^oC