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