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linear temperature scale developed by a Swedish scientist; assigns 0 to freezing point and 100 to boiling point of water
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Celsius
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linear temperature scale based on water's triple point; 0 is the lowest possible temperature
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Kelvin
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linear temperature scale developed by a Swedish scientist; assigns 0 to freezing point and 100 to boiling point of water
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linear temperature scale based on water's triple point; 0 is the lowest possible temperature
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linear scale; measures speed; defined as ratio of speed of object to speed of sound in same medium; named after Austrian physicist who studied the Doppler effect
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logarithmic scale; describes intensity of sound waves; named after Alexander Graham Bell
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logarithmic scale; quantifies acidity; >7=basic, 7=neutral, <7=acidic; developed by S. P. L. Sorensen
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logarithmic scale; measures earthquake intensity; developed by and named for Caltech professor
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logarithmic scale; has superseded the Richter scale and correlates to its measurements
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power scale; first official use was on the HMS Beagle; based on wind speed and other sea conditions
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power scale; measures tornado strength; originally F0 to F5; enhanced scale exists
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empirical scale; based on the abilities of minerals to scratch one another; measures hardness
