Fahrenheit scale

212°F equals 100°C. This topic is part of Measurement within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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Fahrenheit scale trivia questions

Water boils at what Fahrenheit temperature at standard pressure?

Answer: 212°F

Bonus fact: 212°F equals 100°C.

Who developed the Fahrenheit temperature scale?

Answer: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

Bonus fact: Fahrenheit was an early 18th-century physicist and instrument maker.

At what Fahrenheit temperature does water freeze under standard conditions?

Answer: 32°F

Bonus fact: 32°F equals 0°C.

On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at what temperature?

Answer: 32°F

Bonus fact: 32°F equals 0°C.

The Fahrenheit scale is named after which scientist?

Answer: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

Bonus fact: Fahrenheit developed mercury thermometers in the early 18th century.

At standard atmospheric pressure, water freezes at what temperature on the Celsius scale?

Answer: 0°C

Bonus fact: On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32°F.

At standard atmospheric pressure, water boils at what temperature on the Celsius scale?

Answer: 100°C

Bonus fact: On the Fahrenheit scale, water boils at 212°F.

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