JAMB Physics · Energy, pressure and heat
Temperature and its measurement: JAMB Physics Past Questions and Answers
What the JAMB syllabus covers in Temperature and its measurement
Our summary: What temperature is, how thermometers work and how to convert between temperature scales.
- Concept of temperature
- Thermometric properties
- Calibration of thermometers
- Temperature scales: Celsius and Kelvin
- Types of thermometers
- Conversion from one scale of temperature to another
Objectives
- identify thermometric properties of materials that are used for different thermometers;
- calibrate thermometers;
- differentiate between temperature scales e.g. Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin;
- compare the types of thermometers;
- convert from one scale of temperature to another.
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JAMB Physics questions on Temperature and its measurement
- JAMB 2025Which of the following thermometer types best responds to a change in temperature
- JAMB 2025The thermometric property of mercury is best on the change in
- JAMB 2024Infra-red thermometers work by detecting the
- JAMB 2024Convert 60ºC to degree Fahrenheit
- JAMB 2024I It wets glass II It needs to be coloured III It has a low density Water is not suitable for use as a thermometric liquid because
- JAMB 2024The thermometer whose thermometric property is change in volume with temperature is
- JAMB 2023Which of the following thermometers measures temperature from the thermal radiation emitted by objects?
- JAMB 2023The sensitivity of a thermometer is
- JAMB 2022Water is not a good thermometric liquid because it?
- JAMB 2020The lower and upper fixed points marked on a Mercury-in-glass thermometer are 210mm apart. The end of the mercury column in the tube is 49mm above the lower…
- JAMB 2020In the study of Physics, temperature and heat are often confused with each other. Which of the following statements correctly defines these two elements?
- JAMB 2019A thermocouple thermometer is connected to a millivoltmeter which can read up to 10mV. When one junction is in ice at 0°C and the other is steam at 100°C, the…
- JAMB 2015For a best result using temperature to achieve an accurate measurement, it is best to use
- JAMB 2015The two liquids which are often used in thermometer on experiment basic is known as
- JAMB 2015Convert 45°C to kelvin
- JAMB 2014What is the equivalent of 20K in Celsius scale?
- JAMB 2013Calculate the length which corresponds to a temperature of 20oC if the ice and steam points of an unguarded thermometer are 400 mm apart
- JAMB 2012Clinical thermometers are examples of
- JAMB 2011I. High thermal capacity. II. High sensitivity. III.Easy readability. IV. Accuracy over a wide range of temperature From the statement above, the qualities of a…
- JAMB 2010One special advantage of alcohol over mercury as a thermometric liquid is its?
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