What is Heat vs Temperature ? āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāύāĻžāĻŽ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž


1. Definition / āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž


i. Heat (āϤāĻžāĻĒ): Energy transferred from a hotter body to a colder body. (āĻāϟāĻž āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϞ⧈ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤)


ii. Temperature (āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž): Measure of the degree of hotness or coldness of a body. (āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĨ¤)



2. Nature / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ


i. Heat: A form of energy. (āĻāϟāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° ā§°ā§‚āĻĒāĨ¤)


ii. Temperature: A measure of thermal state. (āϤāĻžāĻĒā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĨ¤)


3. Symbol / āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ: i. Heat: Q,  ii. Temperature: T


4. Unit / āĻāĻ•āĻ•


i. Heat: Joule (J) or calorie (āϜ⧁āϞ (J) āĻŦāĻž āϕ⧇āϞ⧰āĻŋ)


ii. Temperature: Degree Celsius (°C), Kelvin (K), or Degree Fahrenheit (°F) {āĻĄāĻŋāĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻšā§‡āϞāϚāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ› (°C), āϕ⧇āϞāĻ­āĻŋāύ (K), āĻŦāĻž āĻĄāĻŋāĻ—ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻĢāĻžā§°ā§‡āύāĻšāĻžāχāϟ (°F)}


5. Depends on Amount / āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§°āĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž


i. Heat: Depends on mass and material. (āĻ­ā§° āφ⧰⧁ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


ii. Temperature: Does not depend on amount of substance. (āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āύāϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


6. Measurement / āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ


i. Heat: Measured by calorimetry. (āϕ⧇āϞ⧰āĻŋāĻŽā§‡āĻŸā§ā§°āĻŋā§° āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻœā§‹āĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


ii. TemperatureMeasured with a thermometer. (āĻĨāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽā§‹āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°ā§° āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻœā§‹āĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


7. Example / āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ


i. Heat: Hot tea gives heat to a spoon. (āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āϚāĻžāĻšā§‡ āϚāĻžāĻŽā§āϚāϞ⧈ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤)


ii. TemperatureA thermometer shows 70°C. (āĻĨāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽā§‹āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°ā§‡ 70°C āĻĻ⧇āĻ–ā§ā§ąāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


Main Difference / āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻ•ā§āϝ



  • Heat = Transfer of energy (āϤāĻžāĻĒ = āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰)

  • Temperature = Degree of hotness or coldness (āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž = āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻžā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻž)


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MCQ on Heat vs Temperature (āϤāĻžāĻĒ āφ⧰⧁ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻžā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ MCQ)


1. What is heat ? (ā§§. āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŋ ?)


(a) A type of matter (b) A form of energy (c) A force (d) A gas


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) A form of energy


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Heat is a form of energy transferred from a hotter body to a colder body. āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϞ⧈ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĨ¤


2. Temperature measures the degree of: (⧍. āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻžāχ āĻ•āĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻž āĻœā§‹āϖ⧇ ?)


(a) Weight (b) Pressure (c) Hotness or coldness (d) Force


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Hotness or coldness


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Temperature tells how hot or cold a body is. (āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻžāχ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āϤāĻžāĻ• āϜāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


3. Which symbol is used for heat ? (ā§Š. āϤāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?)


(a) T (b) H (c) Q (d) K


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Q


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The symbol commonly used for heat is Q. (āϤāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧇ Q āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


4. Which instrument is used to measure temperature ? (ā§Ē. āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻœā§‹āĻ–āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?)


(a) Barometer (b) Thermometer (c) Ammeter (d) Lactometer


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Thermometer


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: A thermometer is used to measure temperature. (āĻĨāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽā§‹āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻœā§‹āĻ–āĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


5. SI unit of heat is: (ā§Ģ. āϤāĻžāĻĒā§° SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ ?)


(a) Degree Celsius (b) Kelvin (c) Joule (d) Watt


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Joule


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: The SI unit of heat energy is joule (J). (āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° SI āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϜ⧁āϞ (J)āĨ¤)


6. Which of the following does not depend on the amount of substance ? (ā§Ŧ. āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āύāϕ⧰⧇ ?)


(a) Heat (b) Mass (c) Temperature (d) Weight


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Temperature


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Temperature does not depend on the quantity of substance. (āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āύāϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤)


7. Heat flows from: (ā§­. āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•’ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ•’āϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?)


(a) Colder body to hotter body (b) Hotter body to colder body (c) Equal temperature bodies (d) Vacuum to matter


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Hotter body to colder body


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Heat naturally flows from a hot body to a cold body. (āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ•āĻ­āĻžā§ąā§‡ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


8. Which of the following is a unit of temperature? (ā§Ž. āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻžā§° āĻāĻ•āĻ• ?)


(a) Joule (b) Calorie (c) Kelvin (d) Newton


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (c) Kelvin


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Kelvin is a unit used to measure temperature. (āϕ⧇āϞāĻ­āĻŋāύ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻœā§‹āĻ–āĻžā§° āĻāĻ•āĻ•āĨ¤)


9. Hot tea giving heat to a spoon is an example of: ⧝. āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āϚāĻžāĻšā§‡ āϚāĻžāĻŽā§āϚāϞ⧈ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻŋ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ ?


(a) Temperature (b) Heat transfer (c) Force (d) Reflection


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (b) Heat transfer


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Heat transfers from the hot tea to the cooler spoon. (āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ āϚāĻžāĻšā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āϚāĻžāĻŽā§āϚāϞ⧈ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)


10. Which one is NOT a unit of temperature ?(ā§§ā§Ļ. āϤāϞ⧰ āϕ⧋āύāĻŸā§‹ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻžā§° āĻāĻ•āĻ• āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ ?)


(a) Celsius (b) Fahrenheit (c) Kelvin (d) Joule


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: (d) Joule


Explanation / āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: Joule is a unit of heat energy, not temperature. (āϜ⧁āϞ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻāĻ•āĻ•, āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻžā§° āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤)