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4.6.2 What's the temperature?

How do we measure temperature? What is temperature? What different instruments can we use to measure temperature? On this page you will explore this important physical quantity. Inquiry questions Disciplinary concepts Which of these have you used, or seen used? These are all examples of thermometers - devices used to measure temperature. They each use a physical property that changes depending on the surrounding...


Tags: temperature, Kelvin, Celsius, absolute zero, kinetic theory

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