mEASURING TEMPERATURE
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Hot and Cold
2. Which of these is the hottest?
a hottest temperature ever
recorded on Earth
b average global temperature
c normal body temperature
D temperature at which water boils
3. What is the hottest temperature on
Earth, to the nearest ten?
��� a 130°F
b 140° F
c 140°F
D 135°F
250°F
Temperature at which
water boils (212°F)
200°F
Hottest temperature ever
recorded on Earth (136°F)
150°F
Normal body temperature (98.6°F)
100°F
Average global temperature (57°F)
Temperature at which
water freezes (32°F)
50°F
0°F
minus 50°F
minus 100°F
Coldest temperature ever
recorded on Earth (-129°F)
minus 150°F
minus 200°F
minus 250°F
COLD
5. What happens at 32° Fahrenheit?
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4. What is the temperature at which
water boils, to the nearest hundred?
��� a 300°F
b 250° F
c 200°F
D 210°F
HOT
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1. What is the average global
temperature on Earth?
A 32° Fahrenheit
b 100° Fahrenheit
c 57° Fahrenheit
D 98.6° Fahrenheit
KEY
= degrees
F = Fahrenheit
(a system used
to measure
temperature)
r e pro du c ibl e
Climate experts say that Earth has warmed by about 1°F
over the past 100 years. If that doesn’t sound like much,
think about when you get a fever and how that affects
your body. The thermometer on the right shows what
happens at different temperatures. Use it to answer the
questions that follow.
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