CBSE Class 6 Science
Question 11 of 20
Temperature and its Measurement — Question 11
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Question Observe the part of thermometer shown in Fig. and answer the following questions:
(i) What type of thermometer is it?
(ii) What is the reading of the thermometer?
(in) What is the smallest value that this thermometer can measure?
(i) The lowest mark on the thermometer is -10’ so this is a laboratory thermometer that has a measuring range of -10 °C to 110 °C.
(ii) The reading of the thermometer is 26 °C.
(iii) There are 10 small line marks between any 10 degrees (0-10, 10-20 and so on) on the thermometer. So the thermometer can measure the smallest value of – 10°C.