Death Valley holds the record for the highest recorded temperature in the United

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Death Valley holds the record for the highest recorded temperature in the United States. On July 10, 1913, at a place called Furnace Creek Ranch, the temperature rose to
Th = 134°F.
The lowest U.S. temperature ever recorded occurred at Prospect Creek Camp in Alaska on January 23, 1971, when the temperature plummeted to
Tc = 79.8°F.
(a) Convert these temperatures to the Celsius scale.
Th =_______°C
Tc =_______°C

(b) Convert the Celsius temperatures in part (a) to Kelvin.
Th =________K
Tc =________K

Explanation / Answer

(degrees Fahrenheit - 32 ) * 5/9 = degreesCelsius

a)

Th = (134 - 32) * (5/9) = 56.67 C

Tc =  (-79.8 - 32) * (5/9) = - 62.11 C

b)

degrees Celsius + 273 = Kelvin

Th = 56.67 + 273 = 329.67 K

Tc = - 62.11 + 273 = 210.89 K

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