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A device for measuring temperatures at a distance is:
- gas thermometer
- mercury thermometer
- radiation pyrometer
- maximum-minimum thermometer
Correct answer: radiation pyrometer
Solution
A radiation pyrometer measures temperature from the thermal radiation an object emits, so it can work at a distance. The other thermometers require direct contact with the substance being measured.
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