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The Fahrenheit Scale is still in common use, but ... academic authorities are encouraging the teaching of the Celsius/centigrade system in use by scientists worldwide. The American aircraft industry was first to adapt the metric system ( Celsius ) 30 years ago, in order to comply with worldwide customer requirements.
The adult population prefers to use the old system of temperature measurement, because they are familiar with what the Fahrenheit numbers mean in everyday situations.
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∙ 8y agoThe scientific scale is Kelvin; the most used and known is the Celsius scale. Only in some countries under the influence of US the Fahrenheit scale is used.
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∙ 13y agoi think it wasOC
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∙ 8y agoCelsius
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∙ 9y agoFahrenheit.
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What is the Name of a temperature scale in metrics?
centirgade 2nd Answer: Celsius, actually.
The temperature scale used in most of the world is the?
Celsius is the temperature scale that is used in most of the world.
In the United states what scale is used to measure air temperature?
In the United States, the Fahrenheit scale is commonly used to measure air temperature.
What temperature scale must be used to compare temperature and kinetic energy?
An absolute scale, such as Kelvin.
The temperature scale on which zero is the temperature at which no more energy can be removed from matter?
The generic name is "absolute temperature scale"; the most commonly used one is the Kelvin scale.
What is the most common temperature scale used in the US?
There are a few temperature scale that science use offten. The most common scale is a centigrade scale.
What is the temperature scale used on most laboratory thermometers?
Temperature scale used on most laboratory thermometers is a thermometer.
What temperature scale must be used when working with ideal gas equations?
The Kelvin scale is used.
What temperature scale must be used when working with the ideal gas equation?
The Kelvin scale is used.
Which temperature scale was used if your body temperature was 39 degrees?
Celsius.
How did people find out about fahrenheits temperature scale?
they used his body temperature
What is Fahreheits?
it is a scale of temperature, used in europe.
