1. To find the temperature of an object, the bulb of the thermometer needs to be in close contact with that object.
2. Watch the shiny line of mercury in the tube. .
3. The highest point on the scale, at which the rise of mercury stops, shows the temperature of the object.
4. Example: To find the temperature of your palm, place the bulb of thermometer in contact with palm for two minutes and see the mercury rise.
5. When mercury stops rising and its level becomes steady, note the position of its upper end.
6. This is the temperature of your palm.
