2007-08-07 08:00:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
They measure the same thing. They're just different scales. 4 degrees fahrenhiet would be below freezing (water) and 4 degrees celsius is above freezing.
2007-08-07 08:05:36 · answer #1 · answered by Gwenilynd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At -40 degrees, C and F are equal.
10 degrees Fahrenheit is 260.78 Kelvin.
10 degrees Celsius is 283 Kelvin.
So, Fahrenheit is colder above -40 degrees and therefore Celsius is colder below -40 degrees.
2007-08-07 18:14:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fahrenheit and Celsius are scales for measuring temperature. It is the object being measured that is colder, not the scale. If you are talking about specific figures then the scale with the coldest zero is Kelvin where 0°K is absolute zero. You can't get colder than that.
2007-08-07 17:36:49 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're both the same, I believe. Fahrenheit, however, seems higher because it uses higher numbers. So if it is 90 degrees Fahrenheit, it would be 37 degrees Celsius
2007-08-07 16:34:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends. 0 Farenheit is colder than 0 Celsius but -50 Farenheit is warmer than -50 Celsius. The midpoint is at -40 Farenheit = -40 Celsius
2007-08-07 15:10:46 · answer #5 · answered by Christophe G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neither one is "colder" in fact at minus 40 degrees they both read minus 40 degrees.
At 32 degrees F water freezes and at 0 degrees C water freezes. They are just different tables that can be converted but are both the same with different numbers used except when when they both reach -40 degrees F or C.
2007-08-09 01:47:07 · answer #6 · answered by Brick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fahrenheit and Celsius measure the same thing.
2007-08-07 21:02:25 · answer #7 · answered by ✩♥EE-LAY-NA♥✩ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The old professor says: A question that can't be answered because "cold" is a relative term in one sense and in a scientific sense it is a measure of the ENERGY of moving molecules and is reported in units of calories. F and C are temperatures and thus measures of the average SPEED of moving molecules reported in units of degrees.
2007-08-07 21:18:39 · answer #8 · answered by Bruce D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are the same, but using a different scale, as Kelvin´s too. And you can see it by checking a conversion from all of them. It all depends on your preference.
Kelvin is absolute temperature, that means an absolute zero.
Have a nice day!
2007-08-07 21:31:27 · answer #9 · answered by Tamara S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. Zero F. is colder than zero C. -40 F. is the same as -40C . 100 C. is hotter than 100 F.
2007-08-07 15:11:46 · answer #10 · answered by Renaissance Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋