AIM: How is temperature measured?

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AIM How is temperature measured?

• VOCABULARY
• Celsius
• Thermometer
• Fahrenheit
• Eye level

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OBJECTIVE
To successfully measure temperature using a
thermometer
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DEFINITION
What is temperature ? The average kinetic energy
of a substance
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DEFINITION
Why is one thing warmer then another? BECAUSE its
average kinetic energy is greater
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QUESTION
Why is one thing cooler then another? BECAUSE its
average kinetic energy is less !
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In the United States
How is temperature measured ? Fahrenheit What is
the freezing point of water? 32 degrees F What is
the boiling point? 212 degrees F
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In the Metric System
How is temperature measured ? CELSIUS What is the
freezing point of water? O degrees What is the
boiling point? 100 degrees
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Which system do you think is easier?
Memorizing 32 and 212 degrees Or Simply knowing
0 is freezing and 100 is boiling ????
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Lets Practice reading a thermometer

• The thermometer is marked off in equal units
• These units are called increments

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Lets Practice reading a thermometer
You have to be careful to determine what units
the increments actually represent
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Lets Practice reading a thermometer
Each increment is DIFFERENT on each thermometer
You have to check!
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Lets Practice reading a thermometer
What is the increment on this thermometer
1 degree C
You have to check!
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Lets Practice
What is the increment on this thermometer The
increment is 2 degree C
50
30
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Lets Practice reading a thermometer
What is the increment on this thermometer 35 - 30
5 5 divided by 10 .5
35
30
You have to check!
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Lets Practice reading a thermometer?

• Is this correct ?

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Class
Work
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Read the Thermometer and determine the increment
0
10
o
Answer 9 C Increment is 1
o
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Read the Thermometer and determine the increment
-5
0
5
Answer -2 C
o
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Read the Thermometer and determine the increment
20
30
40
Answer 26 C
o
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Read the Thermometer and determine the increment
20
30
40
Answer 25 C
o
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Read the Thermometer and determine the increment
-10
0
Answer -7 C
o
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Read the Thermometer and determine the increment
-10
0
Answer -8 C
o
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Read the Thermometer and determine the increment
-10
0
Answer-7.5 C
o
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Read the Thermometer and determine the increment
-20
-10
0
Answer -10 C
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Read the Thermometer and determine the increment
-20
-10
0
Answer -14 C
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SUMMARY
Know your INCREMENT
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