Temperature Scales

Temperature Scales 

Learning Objective(s)

· State the solidifying and breaking points of water on the Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales.

· Convert from one temperature scale to the next, utilizing transformation equations.

Presentation 

Turn on the TV any morning and you will see meteorologists discussing the day's climate estimate. Notwithstanding disclosing to you what the climate conditions will resemble (bright, shady, stormy, damp), they additionally reveal to you the day's gauge for high and low temperatures. A blistering summer day may arrive at 100° in Philadelphia, while a cool spring day may have a low of 40° in Seattle.

On the off chance that you have been to different nations, however, you may see that meteorologists measure warmth and cold diversely outside of the United States. For instance, a TV meteorologist in San Diego may gauge a high of 89°, however a comparative forecaster in Tijuana, Mexico—which is just 20 miles south—may take a gander at a similar climate example and state that the day's high temperature will be 32°. What's happening here?

The thing that matters is that the two nations utilize distinctive temperature scales. In the United States, temperatures are normally estimated utilizing the Fahrenheit scale, while most nations that utilization the decimal measuring standard utilize the Celsius scale to record temperatures. Finding out about the various scales—including how to change over between them—will enable you to make sense of what the climate will resemble, regardless of which nation you wind up in.

Estimating Temperature on Two Scales

Fahrenheit and Celsius are two unique scales for estimating temperature

Changing over Between the Scales

By taking a gander at the two thermometers appeared, you can make some broad correlations between the scales. For instance, numerous individuals will in general be agreeable in open air temperatures somewhere in the range of 50°F and 80°F (or somewhere in the range of 10°C and 25°C). On the off chance that a meteorologist predicts a normal temperature of 0°C (or 32°F), at that point it is almost certain that you will require a winter coat.

Now and then, it is important to change over a Celsius estimation to its careful Fahrenheit estimation or the other way around. For instance, consider the possibility that you need to know the temperature of your youngster in Fahrenheit, and the main thermometer you have measures temperature in Celsius estimation. Changing over temperature between the frameworks is a direct procedure as long as you utilize the equations gave underneath.