To measure temperature, the sensor does not need to be thermally coupled to the object. ……. B) An example of a relative temperature sensor is a thermocouple. ……. C) An absolute temperature sensor measures temperature with reference to absolute zero or any other fixed point on the absolute temperature scale, for example, 0 C (273.15 K), 25 C or any other arbitrarily selected reference temperature. ……. D) When heat is transferred by means of radiation: thermal energy in the form of infrared light is exchanged between the sensor surfaces and the object. …….

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A) To measure temperature, the sensor does not need to be thermally coupled to the object. …….
B) An example of a relative temperature sensor is a thermocouple. …….
C) An absolute temperature sensor measures temperature with reference to absolute zero or any other fixed point on the absolute temperature scale, for example, 0 C (273.15 K), 25 C or any other arbitrarily selected reference temperature. …….
D) When heat is transferred by means of radiation: thermal energy in the form of infrared light is exchanged between the sensor surfaces and the object. …….

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