The temperature measurement scale most commonly used in the United States is:
A) centigrade
B) mercury
C) Fahrenheit
D) Celsius
C) Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit is the temperature scale most commonly used in the United States. Celsius (which is also called centigrade) is used throughout most of the rest of the world. Mercury is not a scale but is the substance that was previously used in thermometers that reacted to temperatures. Mercury is being phased out because of its dangerous toxicity.
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