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1 This website would like to remind you: Your browser (Safari 7) is out of date. Update your browser for more security, comfort and the best experience on this site. Encyclopedic Entry For the complete encyclopedic entry with media resources, visit: A is an instrument that measures temperature. It can measure the temperature of a solid such as food, a liquid such as water, or a gas such as air. The three most common units of measurement for temperature are Celsius, Fahrenheit, and kelvin. The Celsius scale is part of the metric system. The metric system of measurement also includes units of mass, such as kilograms, and units of length, such as kilometers. The metric system, including Celsius, is the official system of measurement for almost all countries in the world. Most scientific fields measure temperature using the Celsius scale. Zero degrees Celsius is the freezing point of water, and 100 degrees Celsius is the boiling point of water. Three nations do not use the Celsius scale. The United States, Burma, and Liberia use the Fahrenheit scale to measure temperature. However, even in these countries, scientists use the Celsius or kelvin scale to measure temperature. Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit and boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. The Kelvin scale is used by physicists and other scientists who need to record very precise temperatures. The kelvin scale is the only unit of measurement to include the temperature for "absolute zero," the total absence of any heat energy. This makes the kelvin scale essential to scientists who calculate the temperature of objects in the cold reaches of outer space. Water freezes at 273 kelvins, and boils at 373 kelvins. We do not read outdoor temperatures in the kelvin scale because it uses such large numbers a 75-degree Fahrenheit day would be read as 297 kelvins! Types of Thermometers 1 of 7
2 Liquid Thermometers Liquid expands at a regular, measureable rate when it is heated. For this reason, a common form of contains a liquid in a narrow glass tube. Mercury is one of the most familiar materials used in liquid s. Other liquids, such as kerosene or ethanol, may also be used in these types of s. When heat rises, the liquid expands from a bowl or bulb into the empty area, climbing up the tube. When the temperature falls, the liquid contracts and goes back down. Liquid s often include both Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales, which are displayed on either side of the tube. A maximum is a familiar type of liquid. In a maximum, the liquid is pushed up the glass tube, but cannot fall easily when the temperature lowers. The maximum temperature over a set period of time can be observed after the is removed from the environment. Maximum s are commonly used to measure a person s body temperature. Liquid s can be limited by the type of liquid used. Mercury, for instance, becomes a solid at degrees Celsius ( degrees Fahrenheit). Mercury s cannot measure temperatures below this point. Alcohols, such as ethanol, boil at about 78 degrees Celsius (172 degrees Fahrenheit). They cannot be used to measure temperatures above this point. Electronic Thermometers Mercury and other liquid s cannot be used to measure temperatures in kelvins. Kelvin s are usually electric devices that can record tiny variations in radiation. These variations would not be visible and may not change air pressure enough to raise the level of mercury in a liquid. Electronic s work with an instrument called a thermistor. A thermistor changes its resistance to an electric current based on the temperature. A computer measures the thermistor s resistance and converts it to a temperature reading. Other Thermometers Today, specialized s are used for a variety of purposes. A cryometer measures very low temperatures, for instance. Cryometers are used to measure 2 of 7
3 temperatures in space. Pyrometers are used to measure very high temperatures. The steel industry uses pyrometers to measure the temperatures of iron and other metals. Astronomers use infrared s to measure temperatures in space, for instance. Infrared s detect infrared radiation at great distances and correlate it to a specific surface temperature. In 1965, an infrared detected radiation with a temperature of 3 kelvins (-270 degrees Celsius/-454 degrees Fahrenheit) in all directions in space. Astronomers deduced that this very cold radiation was probably the faint remnant of the Big Bang the expansion of the universe from a single point that began approximately billion years ago. Athletic trainers use pill s in order to prevent and treat heat-related illnesses like heatstroke. After being swallowed, a pill transmits information about the body's core temperature for 18 to 30 hours. Pill s use liquid crystals to track changes in body heat and transmit radio waves to a source outside the body, which records and displays this data. Researchers at Harvard University have developed a nano that is able to measure temperature variations inside a single living cell. Using a nanowire needle, researchers inject carbon nanocrystals into a cell s interior. These crystals are less than 5 nanometers in length (a sheet of paper is 100,000 nanometers thick) and detect incredibly small fluctuations in temperature. Scientists are now developing nanocrystal technologies that can change cellular temperatures. These technologies may ultimately be used in medical treatments that overheat and kill cancer at the cellular level. Vocabulary Term hypothetical coldest possible temperature where all absolute zero molecular motion stops ( degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit). Also called zero Kelvin. air pressure force pressed on an object by air or atmosphere. astronomer person who studies space and the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere. 3 of 7
4 Big Bang (12-20 billion years ago) theoretical event where a small, dense, hot body of matter exploded, creating the expanding universe. heat energy radiated by a person or other animal. Also body temperature called normothermia or euthermia. For humans, resting body temperature is 37 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. calculate verb to reach a conclusion by mathematical or logical methods. cell smallest working part of a living organism. Celsius scale scale for measuring surface temperature, used by most of the world, in which the boiling point of water is 100 degrees. contract verb to shrink or get smaller. convert verb to change from one thing to another. correlate verb to bring different sets of data into order, or establish a relationship or connection between them. cryometer for measuring very low temperatures. data plural (singular: datum) information collected during a scientific study. deduce verb to reach a conclusion based on clues or evidence. detect verb to notice. device tool or piece of machinery. display verb to show or reveal. electric current flow of electricity, or charged particles, through a conductor. electronic device for measuring temperature electronically. energy capacity to do work. environment conditions that surround and influence an organism or community. essential adjectiveneeded. ethanol type of grain alcohol used as biofuel. expand verb to grow. 4 of 7
5 Fahrenheit scale scale for measuring surface temperature used by Belize, Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States. faint adjectiveweak or barely detectable. familiar adjectivewell-known. fluctuation change, or motion from one point to another. food material, usually of plant or animal origin, that living organisms use to obtain nutrients. freezing adjectiveat or below 0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit). gas state of matter with no fixed shape that will fill any container uniformly. Gas molecules are in constant, random motion. heat energy that causes a rise in temperature. industry activity that produces goods and services. part of the electromagnetic spectrum with infrared radiation wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves. infrared device for measuring temperature using infrared radiation. inject verb to force something (usually a liquid) into a cavity or tissue. instrument tool. Kelvin scale scale for measuring temperature where zero Kelvin is absolute zero, the absence of all energy. kerosene flammable liquid used as fuel. liquid state of matter with no fixed shape and molecules that remain loosely bound with each other. liquid crystal substances that have liquid qualities, but whose molecules are arranged like a crystal. Liquid crystals are not a liquid form of a solid crystal. mass unit of measurement (abbreviated m) determined by an object's resistance to change in the speed or direction of motion. maximum designed to display the highest temperature recorded between two settings. 5 of 7
6 measurement process of determining length, width, mass (weight), volume, distance or some other quality or size. medical adjectivehaving to do with the study of medicine or healing. mercury chemical element with the symbol Hg. metal category of elements that are usually solid and shiny at room temperature. metric system series of standard weights and measurements used by most countries (except the United States, Liberia, and Burma) and throughout the scientific world. Also called the International System of Units or SI. nanocrystal particle having at least one dimension smaller than 100 nanometres (nm) and composed of atoms in a crystalline arrangement. Semiconductor nanocrystals having dimensions smaller than 10nm are called quantum dots. nano that measures temperatures in objects smaller than a micrometer. observe verb to watch. physicist person who studies the relationship between matter, energy, motion, and force. pill device for measuring temperature that can be ingested. precise adjectiveexact. prevent verb to keep something from happening. pyrometer for measuring very high temperatures. radiation energy, emitted as waves or particles, radiating outward from a source. radio wave electromagnetic wave with a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz. remnant something that is left over. specialize verb to study, work, or take an interest in one area of a larger field of ideas. steel metal made of the elements iron and carbon. 6 of 7
7 temperature degree of hotness or coldness measured by a with a numerical scale. thermistor electrical-resistance device whose resistance fluctuates with temperature. device that measures temperature. transmit verb to pass along information or communicate. variation difference. visible adjectiveable to be seen. Articles & Profiles National Geographic News: Earthquakes Help Take Deep Earth's Temperature Oddity Central: Meet the Thermometer Man Interactives Math is Fun: Interactive Thermometer National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. 7 of 7
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