Difference Between Heat and Temperature

Heat and temperature in our daily life in terms of weather or sometimes in terms of temperature. But we know the difference between heat and temperature is important to realize the minute difference between heat and temperature scales of measuring hotness or coldness of any object.

Heat

• The heat of an object is the total energy of all the molecular motion inside that object.
• SI unit of Heat is Joule
• The Unit of Heat is Joules, Calories
• The Symbol of Heat is Q
• It’s a measure of the number of atoms multiplied by the energy possessed by each atom.
• It is has the ability to do work

Temperature

• Temperature is the measure of the thermal energy or average heat of the molecules in a substance.
• SI unit of Heat is Kelvin
• The Unit of Temperature is Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin
• The Symbol of Temperature is T
• It is like a level which determines the direction in which the heat will flow. It is related to how fast the molecule within a substance are moving.
• It can be used to measure the degree of heat.