The Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales are both ______.
A) ordinal scales
B) interval scales
C) ratio scales
D) nominal scales

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Both Fahrenheit and Celsius scales are interval scales because they have equal intervals between each temperature point. The difference between 30°C and 40°C and the difference between 70°F and 80°F are both equal to 10 units. However, there is no true zero point on either scale, so they cannot be considered ratio scales. They are also not nominal scales because the numbers assigned to the temperatures have a meaningful numerical value, rather than just serving as labels. Finally, they are not ordinal scales because there is no inherent order or rank to the temperatures assigned to specific numbers.

The Fahrenheit and Celsius Temperature Scales Are Both ______