Heat and temperature are different from each other. Heat is generally the measurement of energy or thermal energy in a body while temperature refers to the measurement of heat or thermal energy of any molecules in a substance. Let us have a deep insight into the difference between heat and temperature.
Difference :
- Heat is the amount of energy in a body while the temperature is the measure of the intensity of heat.
- Heat is measured by total kinetic and potential energy contained by molecules in an object while the temperature is measured by the average kinetic energy of molecules in a substance.
- Heat flows from hotter object to cooler object while temperature riser when heated and falls when cooled.
- Unit of measurement for Heat - Joules and for Temperature - Kelvin but also measure in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
- Calorimeter used for measuring heat while thermometer used for temperature.
- Heat is represented by Q while the temperature is represented by T.
- Heat is analogous to an electric current that flows and Temperature is analogous to a voltage that causes the current to flow.
- Temperature is the degree of hotness while heat is thermal energy arising due to a difference in temperature.
- Heat is a path function and Temperature is a point function.