Physics - Heat & Tempature

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Define Temperature

The measure of how hot or cold a body is

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What is the metric of Temperature?

Kelvin - K

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What is Temperature measured in?

Celsius - °C

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Define Thermometric Property

A physical property that changes with temperature

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Name 3 examples of Thermometric Properties

Length of liquid in a tube

Resistance of a coil or wire

EMF of a thermometer

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Name 3 examples of what makes a Thermometer effective

Useful over a wide range

Make of a material of low Specific Heat Capacity

Accurate

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What is necessary to establish a temperature scale?

2 Fixed points

A body that has a thermometric property

Scale: division of the interval between the fixed points