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Yes, centigrade is a synonym for Celcius, which is used in the vast majority of countries around the world. The United States is one of only a handful of countries that retains the Fahrenheidt scale.
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What is the two major temperature scales of the boiling point?
There are actually three commonly used temperature scales used in the world today. In the U.S. the Fahrenheit scale is commonly used. In scientific research and throughout most of the western world the Celsius, or centigrade scale is most commonly used. In some special cases a very low register scale, Kelvin is used.
What are different scales of thermometer?
The scale we use for temperature is "degrees" (°). There are three temperature scales that are used today. The Kelvin (K) scale is used by scientists and for astronomical temperatures. The Celsius scale (°C) is used in most of the world to measure air temperatures. In the United States, the Fahrenheit scale(°F) is used to measure temperatures at or near the surface.
What is the temperature range of a laboratory thermometer in Fahrenheit scale?
The temperature range is different for each type of thermometer and use.As an example of possible range: from 15 0F to 220 0F.It is not recommended today to use this obsolete temperature scale.
What instrument would you use to measure the mass of a cricket ball?
The instrument to use to measure the mass of a cricket ball is a scale. The balance scale is still used today with gram weights to increase the weight until the scale arms are balanced.
What is the five note scale that is played on some flutes discovered in China called?
The typical five-note scale that is still until today used in Asian music is called pentatonic (pente = five in greek).
Who uses the Rankine temperature scale today?
A few engineering fields in the U.S. measure thermodynamic temperature using the Rankine scale.
Do you still use the richtor scale?
Yes we still use the richtor scale today,, to find the force of the earthquake.
Who invented the mercury thermometer and developed a temperature scale?
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit developed the scale which is named after him. See the related link. The zero reference point was the freezing point of salt water. The other reference point was 100° for human body temperature. The scale was revised slightly later, so that now, normal body temperature is considered 98.6°F.
Is the modified mercalli scale still used today?
Yes, the Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) scale is still used today to measure the intensity of earthquakes based on observed effects on people, buildings, and the environment. It provides a valuable complement to seismic magnitude scales in assessing the impact of earthquakes on society.
What is the Richter and is still used today?
Yes, however it has been superseded by the Moment Magnitude Scale. Please see the related links.
What is the kelvin scale measured in?
Every point on the Celsius/Centigrade scale is added to the number 273.15 and this is the reading of the thermometer calibrated for Kelvin. Remember, the Kelvin scale does NOT use the degree title or symbol, so 0 degrees Celsius/Centigrade is equal by definition to 273.15 Kelvin. 0 K is the lowest possible reading & is termed absolute zero. Kelvin is more useful in scientific calculations since it is designed using the standard units of volume, pressure, temperature and so on. It plugs into normal scientific units without having to make conversions.When I say degrees Celsius, this is very similar, but not exactly the same as degrees Centigrade. Celsius was calibrated by a physical phenomenon, the point at which water froze was considered 0 degrees Celsius and when water boils the 100 degree Celsius mark was made to produce the Celsius scale (actually originally the scale was backwards and the two numbers were simply switched, but that can be confusing!) Centigrade, was basically a set of evenly distributed marks to notate each degree (the order was correct at this point and the Celsius scale was flipped also to be the normal scale we know today. Since Centigrade was based off of Celsius, it was prone to the error of measuring a perfect reading too, with the additional error added in that two points had to be divided perfectly into 100 units! The inaccuracies were eventually corrected but with ever so slight deviations from the original scale(s) and forever a relic in our temperature measurement systems.
What is the two major temperature scales of the boiling point?
There are actually three commonly used temperature scales used in the world today. In the U.S. the Fahrenheit scale is commonly used. In scientific research and throughout most of the western world the Celsius, or centigrade scale is most commonly used. In some special cases a very low register scale, Kelvin is used.
Does the Parthenon still remain today?
yes. you can only see ruins of it today but there is a full scale replica in Nashville , Tennessee
What are different scales of thermometer?
The scale we use for temperature is "degrees" (°). There are three temperature scales that are used today. The Kelvin (K) scale is used by scientists and for astronomical temperatures. The Celsius scale (°C) is used in most of the world to measure air temperatures. In the United States, the Fahrenheit scale(°F) is used to measure temperatures at or near the surface.
How did the Fahrehenheit system of measuring temperature come about?
The Fahrenheit temperature scale is based on the temperatures that Mr Fahrenheit considered to be significant. He thought that if you put enough salt into ice you could get it down to "absolute zero", so he put a lot of salt into a a large volume of ice and he measured the coldest temperature he could get. He called that "zero". He thought that the next most important temperature would be the temperature of the human body. He measured HIS temperature and called that 100 degrees. Of course, his temperature was a little high, so he probably had a slight fever. It's interesting that the Fahrenheit scale was based on flawed science, and we still use that scale today. When will the U.S. convert to metric?
How do you spell the temperatures?
The major temperature scales are Celsius (centigrade) and Fahrenheit, both of which use the term "degrees" for intervals, although of two different sizes. The other major scale is Kelvin, which is Celsius adjusted to absolute zero, represented in kelvins rather than degrees.
Is there still racial profiling going on in this world today?
Yes. It exists on a large and widespread scale globally.
