Select the temperature shown by this thermometer.
55°F 75°F 65°F
A thermometer is a tool that measures temperature. Temperature can be measured in degrees. The symbol for degrees is °.
Some thermometers measure temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F). Fahrenheit is one scale used to measure temperature.
This is a tube thermometer. It has a tube filled with a red liquid.
There is a Fahrenheit scale along the right side of the tube. The top of the red liquid lines up with the number 80 on the scale. So, the temperature shown by this thermometer is 80°F.
Find the top of the red liquid.
Now look at the scale to the right. The top of the red liquid is halfway between 50 and 60. So, the temperature is 55°F.