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What is a more scientific term for "surrounding temperature"?

on Jun 11, 2025

Published in Science Trivia

Heat Capacity
Breaking Point
Ambient Air Temperature
Absolute Temperature

Ambient Air Temperature. On a typical day on Mercury the early-afternoon temperature reaches a high of 800 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to melt zinc and tin.

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