Temperature and Its Measurement - Jamb Physics Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

• JAMB 2005

I. reproducibility
II. Sensibility
III. High terminal capacity
iv. High accuracy
The quantities of a good thermometer include?

A. I, II and IV only
B. I, III and IV only
C. I, II and III only
D. II, III and IV only

Question 32:

• JAMB 2006

The thermometric property of a constant volume thermometer is?

A. Change in volume
B. Differential expanssion
C. Change in pressure
D. Change in length

Question 33:

• JAMB 2006

what is likely to happen if the glass of a thermometer expands more upon heating than the liquid inside?

A. The glass will break
B. The glass will shrink
C. The liquid will rise up in the stem
D. The liquid will go down in the stem

Question 34:

• JAMB 2007

A clinical thermometer is different from other mercury in glass thermometers owing to

A. The constriction on its stem
B. The grade of mercury used in it
C. Its long stem
D. Its wide range of temperatures

Question 35:

• JAMB 2007

I. Use a liquid with a high melting point.
II. use a liquid of high volume expansivity.
III. use a capillary tube of large diameter.
which of the above best describes how the sensitivity of a liquid-in-glass thermometer can be enhanced?

A. I only
B. II. only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only