1. Temperature
6th Grade Science
Section 2

2. What is temperature?
Hot Sunny Day
Cold Icy Day
Temperature is a degree of hotness or coldness of the air in an environment.

3. How do you measure temperature?
A thermometer measures air temperature, showing how hot or cold it is.
This thermometer measures temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.

4. You may want to wear a jacket, hat, scarf and gloves.
A cold day is…
A cold day is when the thermometer shows air temperature less than 50° F.
You may want to wear a jacket, hat, scarf and gloves.
30 °F
25 °F
10°F

5. t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops.
A hot day is…
A hot day is when the thermometer shows air temperature above than 80° F.
You may want to wear a
t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops.
100 °F
90°F
85°F

6. What is the temperature of the thermometer?
Reading a Thermometer
35 ° F
60 ° F
90 ° F
What is the temperature of the thermometer? 6

7. What is the temperature of the thermometer?
Reading a Thermometer
10° F
70° F
40° F
What is the temperature of the thermometer?

8. What is the temperature of the thermometer?
Reading a Thermometer
10° F
100° F
40° F
What is the temperature of the thermometer?

9. What is the temperature?
What picture shows the temperature of the thermometer?

10. What is the temperature?
What picture shows the temperature of the thermometer?