Temperature

What is temperature? Temperature is a degree of hotness or coldness the can be measured using a thermometer. It’s also a measure of how fast the atoms and molecules of a substance are moving. Temperature is measured in degrees on the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales.

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How do you find the temperature for a specific day? First, go to http://weather.gov. Then, click on the map for the place you are looking for. After that, look for a section called Climate. Beneath that title, read what is labeled and click on the one that most suits what you are looking for. This should take you into the National Weather Service’s climatic data information for your specific area.

Why can you see your breath when its cold outside? Your breath is reasonably warm and humid and it has invisible water vapor as a large component of the gas. Warm moist air meeting the cooler air outside the body causes the invisible water vapor to condense the cooler air outside are visible and form the cloud that you see. The relative humidity which depends upon water content and temperature goes to 100%. As the breath gets further from the person’s face the water content dilutes and the relative humidity goes down and the droplets go back into vapor form.

Can you tell the temperature by listening to the chirping of a cricket? Yes! The frequency of chirping varies according to the temperature. To get a rough estimate of the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, count the number of chirps in 15 seconds and then add 37. The number you get will be an approximation of the outside temperature.