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Question 16 • TX-Chemistry B-Credit Recovery Summer School

How does heat differ from temperature?

Answer
A
Temperature is the measure of heat.
B
Temperature and heat are the same thing.
C
Temperature measures thermal energy, and heat is the flow of thermal energy.
D
Temperature measures the loss of energy, and heat measures the gain of energy.

Explanation

Temperature describes how hot or cold something is and is related to the average kinetic energy of its particles. Heat is thermal energy moving from a warmer object to a cooler one. So choice C is correct: temperature measures thermal energy, while heat is the flow of thermal energy.

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