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1
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What is temperature?

A

A measure of how hot or cold something is; a measure of average kinetic energy particles

2
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What is a thermometer?

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A thermometer measures temperature, and the common liquid ones use substances that expand with different temperatures

3
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What are the two common scales for measuring temperature?

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Farenheit and Celsius.

4
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What’s the Farenheit to Celsius formula?

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(F-32)/1.8

5
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What’s the Celsius to Farenheit formula?

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(1.8*C)+32

6
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What’s the Kelvin scale?

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Kelvin is another form of temperature measurement and is based on absolute zero.

7
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What’s the Celsius to Kelvin formula?

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K=C+273

8
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What do temperature changes indicate?

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Temperature change indicates energy transfer, and is commonly seen in chemical reactions as well.