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External Links![]() ![]() GeneralTemperature at The Open Door web site.Learn everything about measuring temperature: thermometric scales, types of thermometers, interesting temperatures and more. Movies, Animations and Audios![]() ![]() DownloadPreviousNextClose Please, Get the Flash Player to open this file. Heat and TemperatureEureka! - Temperature vs. heat.Learn the difference between "degree of hotness" and "quantity of hotness". Eureka! - Measuring temperature.You need something better than just "too cold" or "too hot", isn't it? Learn how Anders Celsius came up with the solution... Eureka! - Heat as energy.Learn that heat is just another kind of energy, and can be transmitted. The Transmission of HeatEureka! - Conduction.Learn that heat can be transmitted by the vibration of an atom (or molecules) to its neighbours... which is what makes metals to be so good heat conductors. Eureka! - Convection.Learn that heat can also be conveyed by fluids thanks to the principle of buoyancy. Eureka! - Radiation.And lastly, heat can also travel in the form of waves. Links ListContact the webmaster![]() ![]() The following form is provided for you to help on the development of this website by sending interesting links, ideas or telling about incidental problems when browsing the site. The message will be sent to the webmaster's mailbox who, eventually, will give you a reply. All fields are mandatory. Recommend this website![]() ![]() The following form is provided for you to tell your friends to come and visit Science Helpdesk. All fields are mandatory. |



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Last updated: 06 May 2008
Printed: 13 May 2008
