How is heat measured in degrees?

Answer 1

Depending on what you mean, either in temperature (degrees fahrenheit, celsius etc) or in BTU's (British Thermal Units): the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of water one degree.

Answer 2

Heat is a measure of the kinetic energy.
The unit for heat energy is Joules.
Temperature measures thermal content of particles.
The unit of temperature is degrees.

Kelvin is an absolute temperature scale that has the same size degrees as the Celsius or Centigrade scale. Fahrenheit degrees are 9/5 the size of a Celsius degree.

The temperature of a cup of water and the temperature of a bathtub of water can both be 50 °C but they won't have the same amount of heat energy because of the difference in size.

The answer is:
Heat is not measured in degrees
Heat is calculated from temperature that is measured in degrees

Usually the absolute amount of heat energy is not calculated but rather the amount of heat energy transferred from the object to another object.

In the example above with the cup of water. If it is spilled on me and cools to 36 °C, I get:
Heat transferred = specific heat capacity x change in temperature x mass
Or approximately 4.2 x 14 x 250. Around 15 kJ.
But if I jump into the bath of around 70 litres of water?
I get warm, I get toasty and I get clean and you can do the math.
4.2 x 14 x 70 x 1000

Answer 3

Heat is measured in degrees using a temperature scale, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit. These scales have defined reference points, such as the freezing and boiling points of water, to establish a standard for measuring temperature. The degree unit represents a specific increment of temperature change.

Answer 4

Heat is a form of energy and is measured in energy units, Joules or calories, or BTUs.