Temperature is one of those aspects of the everyday world that seems rather abstract when viewed from the standpoint of physics. Thermometers measure temperature by a number of means, including the expansion that takes place in a medium such as mercury or alcohol. ( International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 47, Issues 6-7, March 2004, Pages 1141-1158J. M. Nóbrega, F. T. Pinho, P. J. Oliveira and O. S. Carneiro.) These measuring devices are gauged in several different ways, with scales based on the freezing and boiling points of water—as well as, in the case of the absolute temperature scale, the point at which all molecular motion virtually ceases. Temperature is a measure of the average heat or thermal energy of the particles in a substance. (Energy Conversion 2 and Management, Volume 46, Issues 18-19, November 2005, Pages 3091-3102)
Since it is an
References: Strong, Martin C. The Great Alternative and Indie Discography of Heat International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 47, Issues 6-7, March 2004, Pages 1141-1158J. M. Nóbrega, F. T. Pinho, P. J. Oliveira and O. S. Carneiro. http:temperature.com http:temperaturevsheat.com http: various sourcesofheat.com "This Heat" in The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.) edited by Peter Buckley, Rough Guides Ltd., 2003 (pgs. 1076-77. Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 46, Issues 18-19, November 2005, Pages 3091-3102.