Thermal Expansion
NAME: ___________________________________ DATE______________
What´s termal expansión?
Write an E next to each example in which expansion would take place. Write a C
next to each example in which contraction would take place.
___________ 1. An air-filled balloon is placed in a freezer
___________ 2. A concrete bridge is exposed to sunlight on a very hot day
___________ 3. An air-filled bicycle tire is left near a campfire.
___________ 4. Water is cooled from 4°C to 0°C
___________5. An air-filed balloon in left outside on a hot summer day.
___________6. Milk is heated on top pf a stove.
___________7. A test tube of water is held above a Bunsen Burner flame.
SKILL CHALLENGE (Skills: Analyzing, Interpreting,
diagrams)
Explain how a mercury thermometer works. Be sure to use the
concept of thermal Expansion in your Explanation.
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