<p><hr><hr><p> <table cell padding=10 border=10><tr><td> <img src="http://pages.uoregon.edu/~imamura/122/images/temperature.jpg"></td> <td><font color=gold> <h3><center>Temperature Scales</center><p><p> The most commonly used scales are Farenheit and Celsius. The Kelvin scale is related to the Celsius scale. The Kelvin scale starts at what is referred to as Absolute Zero (-273.15 Celsius [C]); Celsius starts at the freezing point of water.<p> <ul> Kelvin: T(K) = T(C) + 273.15 <p> Celsius: T(C) = (5/9)*[T(F)-32 F] -- F stands for Farenheit </ul> At very high temperatures, there is little difference between Kelvin and Celsius temperatures. For example, the average surface temperature of the Sun is 5,800 K which is 5,527 C. The two temperatures are nearly the same. Farenheit, on the other hand, is much different. The Sun at 5,800 K is around 10,000 F! <p> T(K) = 5,800 Kelvin = 1.8 x 5,800 = 10,440 above absolute zero ===> 10,440 - 460 ~ 9,800 F. </td></tr></table> <p><hr><p>