Explain what causes the mercury in the glass thermometer to rise and fall with a change in temperature


The mercury expands or contracts in volume when heat energy is added to or taken
from the mercury and this causes its heat to vary in the thermometer.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Explain the patterns seen in Jupiter's atmosphere

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