Name _________________________________________ Date _________________________
Activity Sheet |
Fahrenheit (Tf) | Celsius (Tc) | Kelvin (Tk) |
Tf = [(9/5) x Tc] + 32 | Tc = (5/9) x (Tf - 32) | |
Tc = Tk M-- 273 | Tk = Tc + 273 |
Object | Fahrenheit | Celsius | Kelvin |
---|---|---|---|
1. Absolute zero | ° | ° | 0° |
2. Freezing point | 32° | ° | ° |
3. Room temperature | ° | 21° | ° |
4. Boiling point | 212° | ° | ° |
5. The Solar Corona | ° | ° | 1,000,000° |
6. Universe at Big Bang | ° | ° | 3° |
7. Surface Temperature of Sun | ° | 5727° | ° |
8. Temperature required for H fusion | 15,000,000° | ° | ° |
9. Ice water | ° | ° | ° |
10. Classroom temperature | ° | ° | ° |
11. School yard (soil) | ° | ° | ° |
12. Current outdoors temperature | ° | ° | ° |
13. Student temperature (one student) | ° | ° | ° |
14. Imagine you are asked to describe how hot 1,000,000° is to a friend. Write a dialogue of your discussion.
15. Depending on the task, scientists may prefer one temperature scale to another. Pretend you are a x-ray astronomer studying the x-rays emitted by stars. Which temperature scale would be most beneficial to your research? Why?