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4. A weather report says
(a) What do you understand by
(a) (i) Minimum temperature:
(ii) Maximum temperature:
(b) When is the temperature lower:
during the day or during the night?
Give a reason for your answer.
Figure 1 shows a thermometer
1. Name the liquid used in the thermometer.
2. What happens to the liquid when the air is
(a) hot?
(b) cold?
3. What is the temperature shown by the
thermometer?
Temperature refers to how hot or how cold is the air around us.The instrument used to
measure temperature is a thermometer.Temperature is measured in degree Celsius (o C).
The minimum temperature at Vacoas today
was 14 o C and the maximum was 23 o C
degree
Celsius
fig. 1 WEATHER THERMOMETER
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1.1 TEMPERATURE
ACTIVITY