Temperature, heat, and thermal equilibrium

• temperature is a measure of how hot something is in degrees celcius
• heat is a measure of energy in the thermal energy store measured in joules
• the thermal energy store of an object depends on the number of particles and the energy of each particle
• heat is transferred between two objects if temperature changes
• heat transfers from hotter to colder areas to create balance
• once balance in temperature has been reached we say thermal equilibrium has been completed
• thermal equilibrium can happen through conduction or convection