Thermometers

Select the parts of a thermometer.

• bulb

• stick

• scale

• foot

• head

A thermometer measures..

• The length of an object.

• The temperature of an object.

• The volume of an object.

A thermometer measures...

• the air

• the heat

• the garden

What does this measure?

• How long a pencil is.

• The weather outside.

• The temperature of a person

What does this measure?

• A person.

• Water in the kitchen.

• The weather outside.

What does this measure?

• The temperature in my house.

• The length of my pants.

• The volume of my drink.

Why do we take temperatures if someone is feeling ill?

• The body temperature rises to fight infection.

• The body temperatures rises when you are healthy.

• The body temperature drops to fight infection.

There is a constriction

• to allow mercury to return back.

• to prevent mercury from returning back.