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Reading Thermometers

Year 4 · Measurement and Geometry · 4 questions · 6 min

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Question 1

The red line on a thermometer is exactly on 20°C. What is the reading?

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Thermometer represented from these stated givens: The red line on a thermometer is exactly on 20°C. What is the reading?Temperature (°C)102030
Read the temperature where the red liquid stops.
Question 2

The red line is halfway between 10°C and 20°C. What temperature does it show?

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Thermometer represented from these stated givens: The red line is halfway between 10°C and 20°C. What temperature does it show?Temperature (°C)0102030
Read the temperature where the red liquid stops.
Question 3

A thermometer has marks every 5 degrees. The red line is at the first mark after 0°C. What is the reading?

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Thermometer represented from these stated givens: A thermometer has marks every 5 degrees. The red line is at the first mark after 0°C. What is the reading?Temperature (°C)-1001020
Read the temperature where the red liquid stops.
Question 4

The red line is two 5-degree marks above 20°C. What is the temperature?

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Thermometer represented from these stated givens: The red line is two 5-degree marks above 20°C. What is the temperature?Temperature (°C)203040
Read the temperature where the red liquid stops.
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