1. A high-temperature thermometer is called an barometer.   True   False   2. In the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer, the thermometric liquid is _______.   Alcohol   Mercury   3. Which of the following properties is not a characteristic of alcohol?   It is a good conductor of heat.   Its freezing point is about −112oC.   Its boiling point is about 78oC.   It wets glass.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   4. In the Six's maximum and minimum thermometer, the index closer to the _______ records the maximum temperature.   partly-filled bulb   completely-filled bulb   5. A thermometer's mercury column is 14 cm long when the temperature is 100oC and 4 cm long when the temperature is 0oC. The temperature when the mercury column is 11 cm long is _______oC.   70   40   60   30   Half-n-half Clue   6. Which of the following properties is not a characteristic of mercury?   It sticks to the sides of a glass tube.   Its freezing point is about −39oC.   Its boiling point is about 357oC.   It is a good conductor of heat.   Half-n-half Clue   7. The temperatures of boiling water and melting ice are typically used to calibrate thermometers.   True   False