Temperature Background

There are two types of temperature scales: the regular temperature scale and the absolute temperature scale.  The regular temperature scale consists of Fahrenheit and Celsius while the absolute temperature scale is composed of Kelvin.  The Fahrenheit scale sets zero as the temperature at which water freezes at 32^oF and the temperature at which water boils at 212 ^oF.  The Celsius scale sets the temperature at which water freezes and boils at 0 ^oC and 100 ^oC, respectively.  The absolute scale of Kelvin is called the absolute scale because the zero on this scale is at absolute zero, or the temperature at which molecules cease to move.