Kelvin, Celsius, & Fahrenheit
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- Q1
Match the scientist with the country they are from.
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What did Fahrenheit use in his thermometer instead of alcohol and water?
ice
mercury
sodium chloride
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What were scientists debating when Celsius arrived in Paris?
age of the Earth
shape of the Earth
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Who was knighted for fixing the first transatlantic telegraph cable?
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Kelvin
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Which scientist invented the first really accurate thermometer?
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Match the scientist with their theory on the shape of the Earth.
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Which scientist left Sweden and traveled to Berlin, Nurenberg, Venice, Padua, Bologne, Rome, and finally Paris to finish his studies?
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How old was Kelvin when he published his first paper?
25
16
11
10
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Kelvin worked with another scientist to experiment on the heat and energy of certain gases. Which scientist was this?
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What did Kelvin call his temperature scale?
Fahrenheit
Kelvin scale
centigrade
absolute scale
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