Rankine is the temperature scale that corresponds to which of the following?

Correct Answer: Option B — Absolute reading of a measured temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.

The Rankine scale is an absolute temperature scale based on the Fahrenheit system. A temperature in Rankine is calculated by adding 459.67 to the Fahrenheit value. It is the absolute scale equivalent to the Kelvin scale used in the Celsius system, essential for thermodynamic calculations in gas turbine cycles.