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Kelvin
Celsius
Fahrenheit
Rankine
225 kelvins 500 500 250 460.0 Generate the data by moving the slider.
480 240 440.0
230 Add at least five points to this chart.
460 420.0
340 440
220
400.0 Type them in.
210
420 200
380.0 Kelvin Celsius Fahrenheit
340 Adjust the slider 400 190 360.0
180 340.0
or type a value 380
170
360 320.0
340 in the yellow cell. 160 300.0
340
150
280.0
320 140
How do the degree 300 130
260.0
240.0
sizes compare? 280 120
110 220.0
260
100 200.0
240
For 1 kelvin, how 90 180.0
220 80
much does the 160.0
200 70
140.0
Celsius change? 180 60
120.0
answer: 160
50
100.0
40
140 80.0
30
120
For 1 kelvin, how 20 60.0
100 10 40.0
much does the 0 After the points have been placed
80 20.0
Fahrenheit change? 60
-10
0.0
in the chart, click on the conversions
-20
answer: 40 -20.0 tab to view graphs and the equations.
-30
20 -40 -40.0
0 -50 -60.0
150 290
240
Celsius 100 Fahrenheit 190
140
50
90
0 40
225 275 325 375 425 475 -10
-50 0 50 100 150 200 250
-50 -60
Kelvin Celsius
Write the equations in terms of the temperature variables (not x and y).
What is the equation to What is the equation to
convert K to oC? convert oC to oF?
What is the oC value
What is the equation to for absolute zero, 0 K? What is the equation to
convert C to K?
o
convert oF to oC?
Sinex 2006
ONLY AFTER YOU0THINK ABOUT THIS, do you want to see the answers?
ONLY AFTER YOU THINK ABOUT THIS, do you want to see the answers?
The Inverse Functions or Reverse Conversions Data must be added to the yellow cells on the thermometer tab!
y = x line
Kelvin-Celsius Celsius-Fahrenheit
200 200
0
150 150
100 100
50 50
0 0
-100 -50 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 -100 -50 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
-50 -50
-100 -100
An inverse function is the function created by reflection about the y = x line and
for your coordinates (a,b) will become (b,a).
In simple terms, what ever the function does to "a", the inverse function undoes it and returns the original value!
Sinex 2006
Deriving the Relationship of the Rankine Temperature Scale
Sinex 2006
Inventing Your Own Temperature Scale
To invent your scale you must pick two reference point temperatures: Celsius
100
boiling point of water: Reaumur
Sinex 2007