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Describe the differences and similarities between temperature and heat. Analyze how heat transfer occurs during the processes of conduction and convection. Provide an example of where each occurs in natural physical systems

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Difference between heat and temperature, and between conduction and convection are discussed in-brief.

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Heat and temperature are two different physical quantities. You can not find any similarity between the two.

Temperature is a physical quantity associated to a body.

Heat is a form of energy which flows from height temperature body to low temperature body spontaneously, when they come in contact.

By absorbing heat energy, temperature of a body can increase, and on emission of heat energy temperature of a body decreases.

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