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10th grade Convert between Celsius, Kelvin and Fahrenheit worksheet

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Convert between Celsius, Kelvin and Fahrenheit

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  1. Bo's thermometer reads 20 °X in melting ice and 220 °X in boiling water. What does it read at 30 °C?

  2. Esme's thermometer reads -10 °X in melting ice and 150 °X in boiling water. What does it read at 25 °C?

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    Reference temperatures (real data, NIST)

    pointkelvin (K)Celsius (°C)Fahrenheit (°F)
    absolute zero0−273.15−459.67
    liquid nitrogen boils77.36−195.79−320.42
    dry ice turns to gas194.65−78.5−109.3
    water freezes273.15032
    a room293.152068
    water boils373.15100212
  4. A recipe says 350 °F. Which Celsius value matches, Kira?

    • About 194 °C
    • About 177 °C
    • About 662 °C
  5. How many kelvins colder is boiling liquid nitrogen than subliming dry ice, Luz?

    • 117.29 K
    • 272.01 K
    • 211.12 K
  6. Water freezes and boils 100 °C apart. How many degrees apart is that on the kelvin and Fahrenheit scales, Milo?

    • 373.15 on kelvin and 212 on Fahrenheit
    • 100 on kelvin and 180 on Fahrenheit
    • 100 on kelvin and 100 on Fahrenheit
  7. A thermometer reads 3 °C too high at every temperature. It reads 50 °C in a drink. What is the true temperature, Noah?

    • 53 °C: add the 3 °C error to the reading
    • 47 °C: subtract the 3 °C error
    • 50 °C, the reading itself, since the error is small
  8. A room warms from 20 °C to 25 °C. How big is that change in kelvins, Pia?

    • 9 K, since kelvins are 1.8 times bigger than Celsius degrees
    • 5 K, since a kelvin and a Celsius degree are the same size
    • 298.15 K, the new reading in kelvins after the change
  9. Water warms from 20 °C to 50 °C. Which temperature change goes into q = mcΔT, Ren?

    • 30 °C
    • 70 °C
    • 323.15 K
  10. Which warms 1 kg of water by the most: a rise of 10 °C, 10 K, or 10 °F, Tala?

    • 10 K warms it most, since kelvin numbers are larger
    • 10 °C and 10 K warm it equally, and both more than 10 °F
    • 10 °F warms it most, since Fahrenheit numbers grow faster
  11. Reference temperatures (real data, NIST)

    pointkelvin (K)Celsius (°C)Fahrenheit (°F)
    absolute zero0−273.15−459.67
    liquid nitrogen boils77.36−195.79−320.42
    dry ice turns to gas194.65−78.5−109.3
    water freezes273.15032
    a room293.152068
    water boils373.15100212
  12. Which statement about 0 K is true, Zee?

    • It is absolute zero; nothing is colder, so kelvin readings are never negative
    • It is the coldest anyone has reached, and colder is possible
    • It is the freezing point of water on the kelvin scale
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Temperature scales. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can convert °C to K with K = °C + 273.15 and know that kelvins are never negative.
  • I can convert °C to °F with °F = (9/5)°C + 32, and °F to K.
  • I can tell a temperature reading from a temperature change: a 1 °C change is a 1 K change and a 1.8 °F change.
  • I can explain why gas laws use kelvins.

Standard: practices (no PE)

Words to know

kelvin (K): The SI unit of temperature; 0 K is absolute zero

absolute zero: The lowest possible temperature, 0 K or −273.15 °C

degree Celsius (°C): A degree the same size as a kelvin, with 0 °C at water's freezing point

degree Fahrenheit (°F): A degree 5/9 the size of a Celsius degree

temperature change: The difference between two readings

Common mistakes

Your child found how far the reading sits above the ice point but left out the reading at the ice point. Every reading on a scale starts from its ice-point value.

Your child added the ice-point reading but treated one °C and one °X as the same size. The two fixed points set the size of one degree.

Your child compared Celsius readings. Gas volume is proportional to kelvin temperature, so add 273.15 first.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with convert between celsius, kelvin and fahrenheit?

Your child found how far the reading sits above the ice point but left out the reading at the ice point. Every reading on a scale starts from its ice-point value.

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