A thermometer is placed in water in order to measure the water’s temperature. What would cause the liquid in the thermometer to rise?

When the water warms the thermometer, energy transfers to the thermometer’s liquid. Its molecules move more vigorously and spread farther apart, causing the liquid to expand and rise in the narrow tube. Therefore, the correct choice is “The molecules in the thermometer’s liquid spread apart.”

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