Temperature is the measure of this movement of matter. You can tell the difference between temperature in the winter and summer.
Winter is cold and summer is hot.
You test the temperature of hot soup by blowing on it and then taking quick tastes. A thermometer is an instrument used for measuring temperature. When you are sick, someone checks your temperature using a thermometer. When it is in your mouth, the heat in your mouth causes the liquid inside the glass column to expand and rise. If you were stick the thermometer in ice water, the cold temperature would cause the liquid inside to shrink and fall.