Here are 10 One-Word Answer Type Questions from the topic Reading a Thermometer (from your provided PDF), with answers and explanations after each question as requested:
One-Word Answer Type Questions
Topic: Reading a Thermometer
1. Question: What should be ensured before using a clinical thermometer?
• Answer: Cleanliness
• Explanation: A clinical thermometer should be washed before and after use to maintain hygiene.
2. Question: In which liquid is the reading of temperature in a thermometer visible?
• Answer: Mercury
• Explanation: Mercury rises in the thermometer tube showing the temperature reading.
3. Question: What is the unit of temperature marked on the thermometer?
• Answer: Celsius
• Explanation: The Celsius scale (°C) is marked on thermometers used in India.
4. Question: What is the minimum temperature reading in a clinical thermometer?
• Answer: 35
• Explanation: A clinical thermometer starts from 35°C.
5. Question: What is the maximum temperature reading in a clinical thermometer?
• Answer: 42
• Explanation: The maximum reading on a clinical thermometer is 42°C.
6. Question: What is the name of the shiny thread visible in the thermometer tube?
• Answer: Mercury
• Explanation: The mercury thread indicates the temperature reading.
7. Question: At which body part is a clinical thermometer usually kept for reading temperature?
• Answer: Mouth
• Explanation: A clinical thermometer is commonly placed under the tongue to measure body temperature.
8. Question: What precaution should be followed while reading a thermometer?
• Answer: Eye-level
• Explanation: The thermometer should be read at eye-level to avoid wrong reading.
9. Question: What is the process of lowering mercury level in thermometer before use called?
• Answer: Shaking
• Explanation: The thermometer is gently shaken to bring the mercury level below 35°C.
10. Question: What is the temperature of a person considered if it is above 37°C?
• Answer: Fever
• Explanation: A temperature above 37°C indicates fever in a person.
If you want, I can now prepare the next set from the topic Transfer of Heat in the same pattern.
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