In this interactive, create your own temperature scale by choosing fixed points of your own. Then see how your scale compares with the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales.—Richard Pommier ...

Temperature can therefore be determined through direct measurements of these properties. But how do we define a numerical scale for temperature, as measured by our thermometer? The simplest way is ...

Specifically, temperature is a property of matter. Temperature is one of the principal parameters of thermodynamics. On the microscopic scale, temperature is defined as the average energy of ...