WG Ted Ed What is Fahrenheit?

What was a common, but incorrect, belief about the definition of the Fahrenheit temperature scale?

• 0°F was the freezing point of water.

• 100°F was the boiling point of water.

• 0°F was the temperature of an ice, salt, and water mixture, and 100°F was human body temperature.

• 32°F was the boiling point of water.

What tragic event occurred in Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit's life when he was 15 years old?

• He was forced to become a sailor.

• Both of his parents died from mushroom poisoning.

• He was arrested for running away from his apprenticeship.

• He lost all his scientific instruments in a fire.

What were the original freezing and boiling points of water on Ole Rømer's temperature scale?

• Freezing point: 0 degrees, Boiling point: 100 degrees

• Freezing point: 7.5 degrees, Boiling point: 60 degrees

• Freezing point: 32 degrees, Boiling point: 212 degrees

• Freezing point: 22.5 degrees, Boiling point: 60 degrees

What mathematical operation did Fahrenheit perform on his initial scale (derived from Rømer's) to arrive at the familiar freezing point of 32 and body temperature of 96?

• He added 24 to all values.

• He multiplied all values by 4.

• He subtracted 8 from all values.

• He divided all values by 2.

Who uses Celsius as their main temperature scale instead of Fahrenheit?

• Cayman Islands

• Belize

• Bahamas

• United States

• Everyone else!