Thermometer

1. What type of thermometer is used to measure the temperature of molten metal?

2. The Celsius and Fahrenheit scales have the same numerical value at minus ___ degrees

3. Electronic thermometers work using an instrument called a ___

4. What part of a traditional glass thermometer contains the temperature-sensitive liquid?

5. ___ is one of the most common units of temperature measurement used by thermometers

6. ___ thermometers can measure temperature from a distance

7. Mercury thermometers are being phased out because mercury is dangerous if the thermometer breaks. Why?

8. What part of a contact thermometer is placed against or inside the object being measured?

9. What type of thermometer uses a junction of two different metals?

10. What temperature scale is commonly used in scientific research?