Temperature

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="043785a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Measurement Treasure Hunt</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Measurement Treasure Hunt"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="history.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U>History</U></A>   |   <A HREF="sports.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sports"><U>Sports</U></A>   |   <A HREF="conversions.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Conversions"><U>Conversions</U></A>   |   <B>Temperature</B>   |   <A HREF="handouts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Handouts"><U>Handouts</U></A>   |   <A HREF="credits.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Credits"><U>Credits</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="044d2043.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="05c695d0.jpg" border=0 width="105" height="93" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06764643.jpg"> <div> <I>Temperature</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="502" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 621 WIDTH="496"><div> We think of temperature as how warm or cold something is. But what is it really?  <B>Temperature </B>is the degree of hotness or coldness that can be measured using a thermometer. Also a measure of how fast the atoms and molecules of a substance are moving (see Kinetic energy). Temperature is measured in degrees on the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Temperature is a measure of the average speed or kinetic energy of molecules.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webweather/basic1.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webwea"><U>Click here to view how temperature is caused by the movement of </U></A><A HREF="http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webweather/basic1.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webwea"><U>molecules.</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Now find out what the current temperature in New Fairfield is. Click on the thermometer to enter the Weather Channel site. </div> <div>  Enter in New Fairfield's zip code which 06812.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.weather.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.weather.com"><U><IMG SRC="0593f6e0.jpg" border=0 width="63" height="110" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>