Physical Properties Temperature: Scales and conversions by Martha Marie Day, Ed.D., Anthony Carpi, Ph.D. Reading Quiz Teach with this 1. What instrument is usually used to measure temperature? a thermometer photometer a barometer all of the choices 2. Modern thermometers rely on the expansion and contraction of a: gas solid fluid all of the choices 3. How many commonly used temperature scales are there in the world today? 1 2 3 5 4. The freezing point of water on the Fahrenheit scale is? none of the choices 100 degrees 32 degrees 0 degrees 5. What are the freezing and boiling points of water on the Celsius scale? 0ºC; 100ºC 32ºC; 212ºC 100ºC; 32ºC 0ºC; 212º 6. What happens at absolute zero? water freezes water starts to boil all molecular motion stops objects start to melt 7. Which is not the scale to measure temperature? Kelvin scale Celsius scale Kline scale Fahrenheit scale 8. A child has a temperature of 104ºF. What is the temperature in degrees Celsius? 0 40 271 313 9. Helium condenses into the liquid phase at approximately 4 K. What temperature, in degrees Celsius, does this correspond to? -269 -273 -452.2 None of the choices Score Quiz
