Using a Maximum/Minimum
Thermometer
Can you read three temperatures from this
thermometer?
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The present temperature.
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The coldest temperature since you last
used it.
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The hottest temperature since you last
used it.
Look for these features on the thermometer:
- two floating pins
- the thermometer liquid
- the scale
- the minus numbers on the
scale
- the reset button
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Use these thermometers to practise reading
the temperatures.
Record all three temperatures for each thermometer.
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A
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B
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maximum ..........
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maximum ..........
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minimum ..........
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minimum ..........
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present ..........
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present ..........
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How does this thermometer help people
to record the weather?
Why is this thermometer particularly useful in
greenhouses?
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