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Temperature is measured with a ___________.
thermometer
Name the three major scales of thermometers used today:
1
2
3
1. Fahrenheit
2. Celsius
3. Kelvin
__ ___, a German physicist, was the first scientist to use mercury instead of alcohol in a thermometer.
Daniel Fahrenheit
With the ______ thermometer, 0 degrees is the coldest measure, water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.
Fahrenheit
The _________ scale is used by most nations.
Celsius
With the _______ thermometer, water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.
Celsius
What is the normal body temperature with the Fahrenheit scale? _____ with the Celsius scale? _____.
98.6 degrees

37 degrees
Which scale was originally based on the behavior of water?
Celsius
The ____ scale measures from absolute temperatures.
Kelvin
The ____ scale is used widely in science but rarely in everyday life.
Kelvin