Measures of heat

Answer 1

a thermometer

Actually a calorimeter is the device used to measure heat, but a thermometer is one part of it. Thermal energy (the energy associated with atoms and molecules) IS measured by using a thermometer. However, the word heat indicates that the person is focused on the net amount of that thermal energy that is either gained or lost when 2 substances of differing amounts of thermal energy come into contact with each other. In this case, we are only interested in the amount transferred from the higher one to the lower one, as nature tries to reach equilibrium. Of course, this equipment only gives us the change in temperature after this exchange of energy. We still have to use the heat formula because mass and density differences between the 2 substances are also factors.

Hope this helps clarify.

Answer 2

level of heat is by temperature

amount of heat is by BTU or calories

Answer 3

Any unit of energy is a unit of heat.

Examples:

-- joule

-- calorie

-- foot-pound

-- newton-meter

-- BTU

-- kilowatt-hour

Answer 4

Temperature