Temperature and Heat

Science

Definition of heat

A form of energy

Definition of temperature

A measure of the degree of hotness/coldness of an object

Unit measurement of heat

Measured in joule (J)

Unit measurement of temperature

Measured in degrees Celcius/ kelvin (K)

Flow of heat

Flows from a hotter region to a colder region

Factors that affect amount of heat

Type of material, quantity of material & temperature

Factor that affect temperature

Degree of movement of the particles in a matter