Temperature:
The degree of hotness or coldness of a body is called temperature.
The
temperature is measured using an instrument called thermometer.
There are 2
common scales to measure temperature. they are
- Celsius or centigrade scale
- Fahrenheit scale
Celsius or centigrade scale: The freezing
point of this scale is 0 and boiling point is 100. The distance between these two points on
scale is divided into 100 equal divisions is known as 1 centigrade.
Fahrenheit
scale: The freezing point of this scale is 32 and boiling point is 212. The distance between these two points on
scale is divided into 180 equal divisions, and each division is known as 1 Fahrenheit.