Open main menu

Changes

Degrees Celsius

22 bytes added, 20:01, 22 May 2024
Meaning
==Key Stage 5==
===Meaning===
The '''Degrees Celsius''' are a [[unit]] of temperature in the [[Degrees Celsius|Celsius scale]] is a [[temperature]] scale where 0°C is the [[temperature]] at which [[water]] [[Freezing|freezes]] and 100°C is the [[temperature]] at which [[water]] [[boil]]s at [[Standard Atmospheric Pressure|standard atmospheric pressure]].
===About the Celsius Scale===
*Defined in terms of the [[Triple Point|triple point]] of [[water]], where the [[temperature]] is exactly 0.01'''°C'''.
*Used worldwide for most [[temperature]] [[measure]]ments except in scientific research where the [[Absolute Temperature Scale|Kelvin scale]] is preferred.
*Named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius.
*Commonly used in everyday [[temperature]] [[measure]]ments and weather reporting.