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Temperature is measured with a ___________.
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thermometer
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Name the three major scales of thermometers used today:
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1. Fahrenheit
2. Celsius 3. Kelvin |
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__ ___, a German physicist, was the first scientist to use mercury instead of alcohol in a thermometer.
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Daniel Fahrenheit
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With the ______ thermometer, 0 degrees is the coldest measure, water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.
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Fahrenheit
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The _________ scale is used by most nations.
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Celsius
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With the _______ thermometer, water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.
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Celsius
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What is the normal body temperature with the Fahrenheit scale? _____ with the Celsius scale? _____.
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98.6 degrees
37 degrees |
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Which scale was originally based on the behavior of water?
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Celsius
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The ____ scale measures from absolute temperatures.
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Kelvin
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The ____ scale is used widely in science but rarely in everyday life.
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Kelvin
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