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Range of Measurement Temperature Scales

The document discusses different types of measurements including temperature and scales. It explains that temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles, with hotter objects having particles that move faster and have higher kinetic energy than colder objects. When hot and cold objects are in contact, particles in the hot object lose kinetic energy which is transferred to particles in the cold object. The document also notes that gases expand more than liquids when heated, which expand more than solids, and includes a table with examples of coefficients of thermal expansion for different materials like glass, concrete, brass and steel.

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Range of Measurement Temperature Scales

The document discusses different types of measurements including temperature and scales. It explains that temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles, with hotter objects having particles that move faster and have higher kinetic energy than colder objects. When hot and cold objects are in contact, particles in the hot object lose kinetic energy which is transferred to particles in the cold object. The document also notes that gases expand more than liquids when heated, which expand more than solids, and includes a table with examples of coefficients of thermal expansion for different materials like glass, concrete, brass and steel.

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Measurements and its

types
Range of measurement Temperature
Scales
Kinetic theory – particles are constantly
moving and have kinetic energy.

Temperature , , the faster move and


kinetic energy
Energy flow

Hotter object
to
colder one.

Particles in the hot object


lose
kinetic energy

particles in the cold object


l gain
energy.
Thermal Expansion
Gases expand
more when
Liquids
heated than
expand more
liquids
when heated
than solids.

Material Coefficient of expansion

Glass 8.5
Concrete 12
Brass 19
Steel 11
Aluminium 23
Thermal Expansion

Suspended overhead cables


Thermometer
Bimetallic strip
Bimetallic strip
END

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