FORM 2-PHYSICS-TOPIC 8-TEMPERATURE

TEMPERATURE

Concept of temperature

The Term Temperature

Define the term temperature

Temperature is property of a body, which decides which way heat will flow when it is placed in contact with another body.

The SI Unit of Temperature

State the SI unit of temperature

Temperature refers to the degree of coldness or hotness of a body. The SI unit of temperature is Kelvin (K) known as absolute zero or thermodynamic scale.

Commonly in thermometers we encounter the unit Celsius degree (⁰C) another scale is called Fahrenheit scale.