What does each one-degree increment in the Fahrenheit scale signify?

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What does each one-degree increment in the Fahrenheit scale signify?

2006-11-19 08:58:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather

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100 degrees Fahrenheit was originally defined to be the average internal temperature of a cow (since cows were easily accessible when the Fahrenheit scale was being developed). 0 degrees was defined as the temperature of an ammonium nitrate solution (people used ammonium nitrate back then as a form of refrigeration). 1 degree Fahrenheit is equal to 1/100th of that temperature difference.

2006-11-19 09:03:58 · answer #1 · answered by Ramesh S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋

....that it gets warmer.....

2006-11-19 17:02:08 · answer #2 · answered by Marianna 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋