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Temperature and its Measurement

CBSE · Class 6 · Science

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1. Hotness, coldness, and temperature

  • Sense of touch is not always a reliable way to judge hotness or coldness of a body.
  • A reliable measure of hotness or coldness of a body is its temperature.
  • A hotter body has a higher temperature than a colder body.
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2. Clinical thermometer

  • Clinical thermometers are used to measure human body temperature.
  • Digital clinical thermometers show temperature digitally and run on batteries.
  • Digital thermometers determine temperature with the help of heat sensors.
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3. Temperature scales and units

  • The Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin scales are the main temperature scales.
  • The unit of temperature on the Celsius scale is degree Celsius.
  • The unit of temperature on the Fahrenheit scale is degree Fahrenheit.
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4. Laboratory thermometer

  • A laboratory thermometer is used for purposes other than body temperature.
  • It consists of a long, narrow, uniform sealed glass tube with a liquid-filled bulb at one end.
  • A Celsius scale is marked along the tube.

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Touch can give a quick ideaTemperature is the reliable measureA thermometer is a deviceA clinical thermometer is usedA laboratory thermometer is used

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