Temperature Reading and Recording

Name: _______________________________
Date: _______________________________

Part A: Reading Thermometers

Look at each thermometer and write the temperature in degrees Celsius (°C).

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2. ______°C
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3. ______°C
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4. ______°C

Part B: Temperature Scenarios

Read each scenario and write what you think the temperature might be.

5.
A hot summer day at the beach: ____________°C
6.
A cold winter morning with frost on the ground: ____________°C
7.
A comfortable room temperature inside your home: ____________°C
8.
Water boiling in a pot: ____________°C

Part C: Ordering Temperatures

Put these temperatures in order from coldest to warmest.

Temperatures: 15°C, 5°C, 28°C, 0°C, 22°C
Coldest: ______°C → ______°C → ______°C → ______°C → ______°C Warmest

Part D: Temperature Differences

Work out the difference between these temperatures.

9.
The temperature was 12°C in the morning and 23°C in the afternoon. What is the difference? ____________°C
10.
Auckland's temperature is 19°C and Wellington's is 14°C. What is the difference? ____________°C