Also refer to Physics, temperature, thermometer, Fahrenheit, Celsius, measurement, expansion, conversion, WBT, education, distance learning, School for Champions, Kurtus Technologies, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The temperature of an object is the average energy of its molecules. On the other hand, Heat is the total energy of the object. The faster a molecule moves, the more energy it has.
Temperature is related to the average speed of the molecules.
It is a measurement of the intensity of the heat. This lesson will answer those questions and explain temperature to you. You have probably noticed that most materials expand when heated. The higher the temperature, the more things expand. That principle can be used to measure the temperature.