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1.2 – Temperature Scales and Thermal Expansion - Worksheet. 1. A 1.00 x 104 meter steel railroad track with a coefficient of linear expansion of 12 x 10-6 per degree Celsius changes temperature from 18°C to 38°C. By how many meters will the railroad tracks expand?
The scale is calibrated to read the temperature as a function of the volume of the liquid. There are also thermometers which use the thermal expansion of a gas, which results in increasing the pressure of the gas if the volume of the gas is fixed. The pressure then tells you the temperature.
Physics 151 Class Exercise: Temperature & Thermal Expansion. 1. Temperature Systems (a) Complete the following temperature reference chart using. (b) The Rankine temperature scale is based on the same degree size as the Fahrenheit scale yet starts (has zero) at absolute zero.
1. The weather outside is frightful. The temperature is -26 °F. What is the corresponding temperature in the Celsius and Kelvin scale? At what temperature are the Celsius temperature and the Fahrenheit temperature the same? 2. The coefficient of linear expansion of lead is 29 x 10-6K -1.
Thermal Expansion Worksheet. Introduction to Physics. ∆L = αLO ∆T ∆A = (2α)AO ∆T ∆V = βVO ∆T. 1. Most bridges contain interlocking steel grates (α steel = 1.2 x 10 - 5 o C -1) that allow the bridge to expand and contract with the changes in temperature.
Download the entire regular Thermal Physics worksheets and solutions file: Word | PDF. Download the entire Thermal Physics activity file: Word | PDF. To download individual topics see below. Tutorial No.
Thermal expansion of water. Water has an anomalous property: between 0 °C and 4 °C its coefficient of expansion is negative. Water has its maximum density near 4 °C. Consequence: lakes freeze from the top down. Above 4 °C water cools at surface and sinks (greater density. Below 4 °C, water cools but stays at surface.
