Math Tip #41: Temperature and the Celsius Scale

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The following table gives you some references for remembering temperatures and what they mean on the Celsius scale. Take the quiz: Know your Celsius: How Warm is That?
 

327° C lead melts 

190° C a hot oven 

100° C water boils 

80° C hot soup 

66° C hot faucet water 

60° C broiled steak 

58° C hottest air temperature recorded on earth 

45° C a hot bath 

40° C a high fever 

38° C a warm bath 

37° C normal body temperature 

35° C a hot day 

20° C room temperature on a winter day 

10° C cool fall day 

7° C cold water 

1° C ice water 

0° C water freezes 

-5° C snowy day 

-11° C frozen yogurt

From The Math Teacher's Book of Lists by Judith A. Muschla and Gary Robert Muschla ISBN 0-13-180357-3.

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