Temperature Vs. Heat

Question 0

Temperature of a substance

Answer 0

Is a measure of it’s thermal energy. The hotter an object, the greater the random motion of the atoms and molecules that compose it, and higher the temperature.

Question 1

Thermal energy

Answer 1

The atoms and molecules that compose matter are in constant random motion

Question 2

Heat

Answer 2

Heat, which has units of energy, is the transfer or exchange of thermal energy caused by a temperature difference. Temperature, by contrast, is a measure of the thermal energy of matter (not the exchange of thermal energy)

Question 3

Example of heat (transfer or exchange of energy)

Answer 3

When an ice cube is dropped into a warm cup of water, energy is transferred from the water to the ice, resulting in the cooling of the water