Temperature

Temperature – measure of the average kinetic energy (energy of motion) of atoms or molecules  Temperature is an average of molecule/atom kinetic energy

Temperature Scales Fahrenheit ( o F)T F Celsius ( o C)T C Kelvin (K)T K

Fahrenheit vs. Celsius  Badlands: 21 o C Badlands: 21 o F 

Converting Temperature Fahrenheit to Celsius Celsius to Fahrenheit

Converting Temperature Example 1) Convert 70 o F to o C

Converting Temperature Example 2) Convert 100 o C to o F

Converting Temperature Example 3) Convert 0 o C to o F

Converting Temperature Example 4) Convert -10 o F to o C

Converting Temperature Celsius to Kelvin Kelvin to Celsius

Converting Temperature Example 5) Convert 0 o C to K

Converting Temperature Example 6) Convert 0K to o C

Absolute Zero Absolute Zero – lowest possible temperature, at which the energy of molecular motion is essentially zero

Converting Group Practice Convert fromOriginal UnittoFinal Unit 52 oCoC oFoF oFoF oCoC 324 oFoF oCoC oCoC oFoF 500K oCoC oCoCK 473K oFoF oFoFK