Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Thermal properties and temperature

Thermal properties and temperature — practice question

The diagram displays a liquid-in-glass thermometer. As the thermometer’s temperature increases, the resulting changes make the liquid column shift to the right. Why does this occur when the thermometer’s temperature increases?

  • AGases contract and liquids expand.
  • BGases contract and solids expand.
  • CLiquids expand more than gases.
  • DLiquids expand more than solids.

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