2006-10-05 10:38:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Celsius (sometimes called centigrade) is the scale used in most of the world. In it 0 degrees is the freezing point of water, 100 degrees is the boiling point, and there are 100 degrees in between. In Fahrenheit there are 180 degrees between water's freezing point of 32 and its boiling point of 212. There is a way to convert in your head from Celsius to Fahrenheit: Start with the Celsius, say 50 degrees. Double it, which would be 100 degrees. Take away 10%, leaving 90 degrees. Add 32, and you have 122, the Fahrenheit equivalent. Now you can amaze your friends!
2006-10-05 11:10:58 · answer #1 · answered by mrwizard 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is simply the scale, as others have pointed out. The freezing point of pure water at sea level in F is 32 while it's 0 in C; for boiling water, it's 212 F and 100 C. What's interesting is the origin of each scale. Fahrenheit developed his scale before hand and placed it in freezing water and boiling water to see how these temperature extremes would be recorded on his thermometer (this is where 32 and 212 come from...they're actually kinda' random). However, the Celsius scale was specifically developed to have 100 divisions between the freezing and boiling points of water...to be consistent with the metric system. This is why it's sometimes also called centigrade (100 "grades" between freezing and boiling).
2006-10-06 16:07:13 · answer #2 · answered by MarcH 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Centigrade is used by the international community, and Fahrenheit by the US.
2006-10-05 10:41:34 · answer #3 · answered by Casey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they are just differing units of temperature measurement, that are used in different area's of the world.
For example, in the USA, Fahrenheit is used, whereas in Europe, centigrade is used.
Apart from that, they are on different sides of the thermometer.....
Hope this helps.
2006-10-05 10:50:00 · answer #4 · answered by kaz1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fahrenheit is older, and has waters freezing point at 32 and boiling point at 212 degrees, Celsius scale has waters freezing at 0 degrees, and boiling at 100
2006-10-05 10:41:34 · answer #5 · answered by prof. Jack 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. The just use different units to measure the same thing, temperature. Not an issue if we standardized on one.
2006-10-05 10:40:53 · answer #6 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is every but America.
2006-10-05 10:47:26 · answer #7 · answered by sweetirsh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋