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O-LevelPhysicsThermal Physics5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2015 · Q161 Mark

Which type of thermometer is used for measuring temperatures above 1000 °C and which type is used for measuring temperatures that change rapidly?

Ameasures temperatures above 1000 °C: liquid-in-glass, measures temperatures that change rapidly: liquid-in-glass
Bmeasures temperatures above 1000 °C: liquid-in-glass, measures temperatures that change rapidly: thermocouple
Cmeasures temperatures above 1000 °C: thermocouple, measures temperatures that change rapidly: liquid-in-glass
Dmeasures temperatures above 1000 °C: thermocouple, measures temperatures that change rapidly: thermocouple

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D: measures temperatures above 1000 °C: thermocouple, measures temperatures that change rapidly: thermocouple

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Thermal Physics, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2015 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 16.

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