Comparing Temperature Scales
Units of Temperature
Fahrenheit scale
0 F
Celsius scale
commonly used byscientists
water boils at 1000 C
0 K coldest temperature – absolute 0
official SI unit
Kelvin scale
water freezes at 00 C
U. S. standard system
Definition -
measured with a thermometer
unit of measurement is the degree
measured on the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales
Celsius scale - 0C
water freezes at 0 0C
water boils at 100 0C
the measure of how hot or cold something is
Reading Thermometers
Temperature -the measure of how hot or cold something is
Instrument -thermometer
Metric unit of measurement -degrees Celsius
0 C