What is temperature?

Answer 1

temperature is a measure of the degree of hotness or coldness of an object

Answer 2

Temperature is a physical property of a system that underlies the common notions of hot and cold; something that is hotter generally has the greater temperature. Temperature is one of the principal parameters of thermodynamics. On the microscopic scale, temperature is defined as simply the average energy of microscopic motions of a single particle in the system per degree of freedom. On the bulk scale, common to non-scientists, temperature is defined as that unique physical property that is shared between two otherwise entirely unlike things that happen to be in thermal equilibrium with each other (meaning, no net heat energy is exchanged between them). For a solid, these microscopic motions are principally the vibrations of the constituent atoms about their sites in the solid. For an ideal monatomic gas, the microscopic motions are the translational motions of the constituent gas particles. For multiatomic gas vibrational and rotational motion should be included too.

Temperature is measured with thermometers that may be calibrated to a variety of temperature scales. In most of the world (except for the United States, Jamaica, and a few other countries), the Celsius scale is used for most temperature measuring purposes. The entire scientific world (the U.S. included) measures temperature using the Celsius scale and thermodynamic temperature using the Kelvin scale, which is just the Celsius scale shifted downwards so that 0 K[1]= -273.15°C, or absolute zero. Many engineering fields in the U.S., especially high-tech ones, also use the Kelvin and Celsius scales. The bulk of the U.S. however, (its lay people, industry, popular meteorology, and government) relies upon the Fahrenheit scale. Other engineering fields in the U.S. also rely upon the Rankine scale (a shifted Fahrenheit scale) when working in thermodynamic-related disciplines such as combustion.

Answer 3

Temperature is defined as the condition which determines the flow of heat from one substance to another.Temperature is different from heat.Heat is a form of energy and temperature is a factor which effects the availability of this energy.Therefore ,temperature is known as the degree of a hotness of a body.

Answer 4

Temperature is the heat generated by an object and in weather format, the temperature of a place depends upon the humidity, sunlight and the place.

Answer 5

Temperature is a measure to know how hot or cold, may be it is a object or weather.
Generally temperature is measured in degrees either in Centigrade or Fahrenheit, depending on the system.

Answer 6

15 C

Answer 7

degree of heat: the degree of heat as an inherent quality of objects expressed as hotness or coldness relative to something else
2. relative degree of heat: the heat of something measured on a scale such as the Fahrenheit or Celsius scale. Symbol Tt
3. body heat: the degree of heat in a living organism
4. fever: human body heat in excess of 37.0° C/98.6° F
running a temperature

5. degree of excitement: the level of excitement or tension in a situation

Answer 8

temperature is the measure of degree of hotness or coldness of a body

Answer 9

Temperature means 'due measure' or 'proportion' and is akin to temperament (as in a temperamental person). In weather it is used to measure the degree of hotness or coldness. In people you're either hot or cold. Modern pianos are tuned with a 'tempered' scale that distributes tuning errors in 'due proportion.'

Answer 10

Temperature is the degree of hotness or coldness of a place or object.We use themometer in checking temp.Mecury is present in the themometer before a body can be checked.