Measure of temperature is called (1) Thermometry (2) Calorimetry (3) Both A and B (4) Neither A nor B

Question

Measure of temperature is called

(1) Thermometry

(2) Calorimetry

(3) Both Thermometry and Calorimetry

(4) Neither A nor B

Answer 1

Correct option is (1) Thermometry 

Thermometer: A thermometer is a device that is used for measuring the temperatures.

A thermometer contains two essential elements:

• A sensor that detects a change in temperature
• A device that communicates that temperature to the person reading it.

We use clinical thermometers to measure our body temperature during fever.