document.write( "Question 267571: One degree Celsius indicates the same temperature change as
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document.write( "A. one degree Fahrenheit.
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document.write( "B. one degree kelvin.
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document.write( "C. 5/9 degree Fahrenheit.
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document.write( "D. 9/5 kelvin.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #196321 by Edwin McCravy(20081) You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "The degrees in the Celsius scale are the same size as the \r\n" ); document.write( "degrees in the Kelvin scale, which has 0 as absolute zero.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So the correct choice is B.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "If the question had been\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\"One degree Rankin indicates the same temperature change as\" \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "the answer would have been A since the degrees in the Fahrenheit \r\n" ); document.write( "scale are the same size as the degrees in the Rankin scale which \r\n" ); document.write( "has 0 as absolute zero.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "If choice C had been \"9/5 degree Fahrenheit\" instead of \"5/9\", it \r\n" ); document.write( "would have been just as correct a choice as B\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "If choice D has been \"9/5 degree Rankin\" instead of \"Kelvin\", it\r\n" ); document.write( "too would have been just as correct a choice as B.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\n" ); document.write( " |