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9.5.0: Exercises

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    For the following exercises, determine the most reasonable value for each temperature.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    Human body:

    • 37 °C or
    • 37 °F
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    An ice cube:

    • 32 °C or
    • 0 °C
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    Boiling water:

    • 212 °C
    • or 212 °F
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    Summer day:

    • 8 °C,
    • 23 °C, or
    • 75 °C
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}\)

    Winter day:

    • 33 °C,
    • 30 °C, or
    • 3 °C
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{6}\)

    Lava:

    • 700 °C,
    • 70 °C, or
    • 7 °C

    For the following exercises, use mental math to approximate the temperature.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{7}\)

    500 °F = __________ °C

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{8}\)

    25 °C = __________ °F

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{9}\)

    350 °F = __________ °C

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{10}\)

    150 °C = __________ °F

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{11}\)

    –4 °F = __________ °C

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{12}\)

    73 °C = __________ °F

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{13}\)

    72 °F = __________ °C

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{14}\)

    10 °C = __________ °F

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{15}\)

    1,020 °F = __________ °C

    For the following exercises, convert the temperatures to the nearest degree.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{16}\)

    450 °F = __________ °C

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{17}\)

    35 °C = __________ °F

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{18}\)

    525 °F = __________ °C

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{19}\)

    140 °C = __________ °F

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{20}\)

    –40 °F = __________ °C

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{21}\)

    67 °C = __________ °F

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{22}\)

    85 °F = __________ °C

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{23}\)

    15 °C = __________ °F

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{24}\)

    1,200 °F = __________ °C

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{25}\)

    112 °F = __________ °C

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{26}\)

    105 °C = __________ °F

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{27}\)

    125 °F = __________ °C

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{28}\)

    A cup of tea is 30 °C. After adding ice, the temperature of the tea decreased 3 °C. What is the temperature of the tea now?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{29}\)

    A liquid with a temperature of 15 °C is placed on a stovetop. The liquid is heated at the rate of 1.5 °C per minute. What is the temperature of the liquid after 10 minutes?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{30}\)

    The temperature inside a store is 22 °C. Outside the temperature is 37 °C. How much cooler is it in the store than outside?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{31}\)

    A boiling pan of water is 212 °F. As the water cools the temperature drops 6 °C every 2 minutes. How many minutes until the temperature of the water reaches 40 °C?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{32}\)

    On May 1 the temperature was 79 °F. On June 1 the temperature was 25 °C. Which day was warmer?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{33}\)

    For each log placed on a fire, the temperature increases 45 °C. How many logs are needed for the campfire to increase 315 °C?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{34}\)

    The temperature of a Bunsen burner flame increases 572 °F each minute. About how many minutes does it take for the flame to increase 1,200 °C?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{35}\)

    The instructions to cook a pizza say to set the oven at 425 °F. To the nearest degree, what is the temperature in degrees Celsius?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{36}\)

    In the evening the temperature was 3 °C. By morning, the temperature had fallen 4 °C. What is the temperature now?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{37}\)

    An 8,000 BTU air conditioner can cool a room 1 °C every 5 minutes. If the temperature in the room is 24 °C, how long will it take the air conditioner to cool the room to 20 °C?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{38}\)

    What is 95 °F in degrees Celsius?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{39}\)

    What is 50 °C in degrees Fahrenheit?

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{40}\)

    Which is a reasonable value for the temperature of a room:

    • 60 °C,
    • 40 °C, or
    • 20 °C?

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