Multiple choice

Which of the following is not true for temperature?

  1. It is degree of hotness or coldness of body

  2. It is measured in Kelvin

  3. It is measured by barometer

  4. All of these

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Temperature is NOT measured by a barometer - a barometer measures atmospheric pressure. The correct instrument for measuring temperature is a thermometer. Temperature is indeed the degree of hotness or coldness and is measured in Kelvin (along with Celsius and Fahrenheit scales).

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