Pre-Assessment: Derivation of the Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversion Equation Using
Experimental Methods
Name: __________________________________
Date: _________________
Period: _____
1. Why should the thermometer be suspended in the water during the entire experiment?
2. What is temperature a measure of?
3. Why shouldn't you allow the end of the digital thermometer to sit on the bottom of the beaker while on
the hotplate in this experiment?
4. Which temperature scale has "finer" (more closely spaced) graduations? Explain?
5. By what method will you derive the conversion equation in this experiment?
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