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<p>Created page with &quot;==Key Stage 4== ===Meaning=== <a href="/index.php/File:InfraredThermometer.png" title="File:InfraredThermometer.png">right|300px|thumb|A picture of an &#039;&#039;&#039;infra-red thermometer&#039;&#039;&#039;.</a> An &#039;&#039;&#039;infra-red thermometer&#039;&#039;&#039; is a Measuring I...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Key Stage 4==<br /> ===Meaning===<br /> [[File:InfraredThermometer.png|right|300px|thumb|A picture of an '''infra-red thermometer'''.]]<br /> An '''infra-red thermometer''' is a [[Measuring Instrument|measuring instrument]] which can detect the [[Infra-red]] [[radiation]] given off by a surface.<br /> <br /> ===About Infra-red Thermometers===<br /> : '''Infra-red thermometers''' can be used to [[reading|read]] the [[temperature]] of the surface of an [[object]] without touching it.<br /> : '''Infra-red thermometers''' use the [[Black Body Radiation|black body radiation]] [[spectrum]] of an [[object]] to tell its [[temperature]].<br /> : '''Infra-red thermometers''' do not directly detect the [[temperature]] of an [[object]] as different colour surfaces [[emit]] different amounts of [[infra-red]] [[radiation]].<br /> : The [[accuracy]] of an '''infra-red thermometer''' for [[measuring]] [[temperature]] depends on how close the [[object]] is to a perfect [[Black Body Radiation|'black body']].</div>

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