Miguel woke up and found the temperature outside was 7°C. When he went to bed that night, the temperature was −8°C. What was the magnitude of the temperature change?(1 point)
To find the magnitude of the temperature change, we need to calculate the absolute difference between the two temperatures.
|-8 - 7| = 15
The magnitude of the temperature change is 15 degrees Celsius.
To find the magnitude of the temperature change, we need to find the absolute difference between the initial temperature and the final temperature.
Initial temperature: 7°C
Final temperature: -8°C
To find the absolute difference, we subtract the initial temperature from the final temperature:
Absolute difference = |Initial temperature - Final temperature|
Absolute difference = |7°C - (-8°C)|
= |7°C + 8°C|
= |15°C|
Therefore, the magnitude of the temperature change is 15°C.