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Maximum and minimum thermometers are universally used in weather-reporting stations. The maximum thermometer, shown here, includes a magnet that fits tightly inside a capillary tube and is moved up the tube by the rising mercury. When the temperature falls, the magnet remains in position, thus enabling the maximum temperature to be recorded.

Measure of how hot an object is. It is temperature difference that determines whether heat transfer will take place between two objects and in which direction it will flow, that is from warmer object to cooler object. The temperature of an object is a measure of the average kinetic energy possessed by the atoms or molecules of which it is composed. The SI unit of temperature is the kelvin (symbol K) used with the Kelvin scale. Other measures of temperature in common use are the Celsius scale and the Fahrenheit scale. The Kelvin scale starts at absolute zero (0 K = −273°C). The Celsius scale starts at the freezing point of water (0°C = 273 K). 1 K is the same temperature interval as 1°C.

The normal temperature of the human body is about 36.9°C/98.4°F. Variation by more than a degree or so indicates ill health, a rise signifying excessive activity (usually due to infection), and a decrease signifying deficient heat production (usually due to lessened vitality).



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