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Yes. 1 degree of Fahrenheit is 5/9 of a degree Celsius (centigrade)

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Which is greater an increasein temperature of one degree celsius or one degree Fahrenheit?

one degree centigrade is greater increase in temperature than one degreeFahrenheit.


Is - 2 degree centigrade greater or higher than 0 degree centigrade?

Neither, -2 is less than 0 (aka lower)


What is larger degree 30C or 30F?

30 degrees Centigrade is hotter than 30 degrees Fahrenheit.


Which has a greater difference in temperature Celsius degree or Fahrenheit degree?

Celsius degrees are larger than Fahrenheit degrees.


Is the temperature at which water boils at the seashore is less or greater than that at a Himalayan peak?

The temperature at witch water boils at the sea shore is 100 degree centigrade and Himalayan peak is is about 70 degree centigrade. ( In pressure cooker at about 120 degree centigrade. )


20.2 degrees celsius equals how many degrees Fahrenheit?

A Centigrade degree is larger than a Fahrenheit degree, so we multiply by the 1.8 factor to get 36.36, then add 32 to get 68.36°F ■


Is one centigrade degree smaller than one Fahrenheit?

No. It's larger. One C degree = 1.8 F degrees. One F degree = 5/9 of a C degree.


Is there any difference between centigrade degree and degree centigrade?

There is no real difference. In scientific usage, "degree centigrade" is more common than "centigrade degree" since the typical abbreviation is, for example, 40oC instead of 40 Co.


Which is colder zero Fahrenheit or zero centigrade?

Zero degrees Centigrade is the same a 32 degrees Fahrenheit, both mark the freezing point. Therefore 0 degrees Fahrenheit would be much colder than 0 degrees Centigrade.


What temperature is sub zero?

Sub-zero is anything that is less than zero. That means that-1 degree, -2 degrees, -3 degrees, etc. are all 'sub-zero'. To be complete, you also have to specify whether you are talking centigrade or Fahrenheit. When centigrade, it just means the same as below freezing (0 degrees centigrade). When Fahrenheit, sub zero is starting to be seriously cold since freezing is +32 degrees Fahrenheit.


What is sub zero?

Sub-zero is anything that is less than zero. That means that-1 degree, -2 degrees, -3 degrees, etc. are all 'sub-zero'. To be complete, you also have to specify whether you are talking centigrade or Fahrenheit. When centigrade, it just means the same as below freezing (0 degrees centigrade). When Fahrenheit, sub zero is starting to be seriously cold since freezing is +32 degrees Fahrenheit.


Is -12 degree Fahrenheit warmer than -3 degree Fahrenheit?

No, it is not.