Physics Heat SPM

Posted on May 18 2012 by


Understand the concept of. This is a chapter where students will try to grasp the difference between Heat and Temperature. Many students still fail to understand what is the difference although teachers have taught them that Heat is a measurement of Energy while temperature is the measurement of Celsius.

a)      Heat
b)      Temperature

There are few instrument which can be used to measure Heat

a)      Lab Thermometer
b)      Clinical Thermometer

What is the difference between Clinical Thermometer and Lab Thermometer?

Clinical thermometer is used to measure body temperate which can range from 26 Celsius to 38 Celsius. Lab thermometer is used to measure temperature from Zero Celsius to 100 Celsius. Different lab thermometer has different range but the range of the clinical and lab thermometer is extreme in contrast

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