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