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🩺 Reading a Thermometer
Science · Class 6 · Temperature
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Section A: Fill in the blanks
[5 marks]

Fill in each blank with the correct word from the lesson.

  1. _______ has a much wider range — from minus ten all the way up to one hundred and ten degrees.
  2. _______ a thermometer correctly takes three steps.
  3. A _______ is a thin glass tube with a liquid inside that expands when it gets warm.
  4. You could measure boiling water, or a freezing _______.
  5. We know _______ is measured in degrees Celsius — but how exactly?
Section B: Circle the correct answer
[3 marks]

Choose the best option for each question.

  1. What range does a clinical thermometer show?
    a) 0°C to 100°Cb) 35°C to 42°Cc) −10°C to 110°Cd) 20°C to 80°C
  2. Why should you read a thermometer at eye level?
    a) It looks nicerb) To avoid parallax error and get the correct readingc) The mercury is easier to seed) It keeps the thermometer steady
  3. Which thermometer would a scientist use for an experiment needing 90°C?
    a) A clinical thermometerb) A cooking thermometerc) A laboratory thermometerd) Any thermometer works
Section C: True or False
[4 marks]

Write T for True or F for False in the brackets.

  1. 35°C to 42°C is one of the key concepts in the lesson on Reading a Thermometer.
  2. 0°C to 100°C is the main topic of this lesson.
  3. To avoid parallax error and get the correct reading is one of the key concepts in the lesson on Reading a Thermometer.
  4. It looks nicer is the main topic of this lesson.
Section D: Answer in one line
[4 marks]
  1. In your own words, explain what Reading a Thermometer means.
  2. List two things you learned from this lesson on Reading a Thermometer.
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Answer Key
Reading a Thermometer
Section A — Fill in the blanks
  1. A laboratory thermometer
  2. Reading
  3. Thermometer
  4. mixture
  5. temperature
Section B — MCQ
  1. b) 35°C to 42°C
  2. b) To avoid parallax error and get the correct reading
  3. c) A laboratory thermometer
Section C — True or False
  1. T — True
  2. F — False
  3. T — True
  4. F — False
Section D — Short Answer

Accept any reasonable answer that shows understanding of Reading a Thermometer.

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