1What is a melting point and a boiling point? Give the values for ice and water.
2Write the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water in all three scales.
3Write the formula for converting between temperature scales, and explain where it comes from.
4In the normal state the temperature of the human body is 98.6 °F. Change this into the Celsius scale.
5The temperature of the air at some place is 50 °F. Convert this into Kelvin and Celsius.
6Why do hot foods and drinks like tea and coffee cool down after a while?
7In winter, why does the water from a tap or a well feel cold when you touch it?
8Hot water at 62 °C is mixed with cold water at 14 °C. Explain why the mixture is at neither temperature.
9A student says that mixing water at 62 °C with water at 14 °C should give 76 °C. What is wrong with that reasoning?
10On a cold morning a metal railing feels colder than a wooden bench, although both have been outside all night. Explain.