Temperature is a term used in physics to describe the physical properties of matter that quantify the hotness or coldness of a body. We used to judge temperature based on human perception - whether an object was hot or cool was largely judged by human touch before the formation of the idea of temperature. This, however, is not correct. A wooden table, for example, may appear warmer than a metal cycle rod on a cold morning. Both, however, have the same temperature due to the external environment. Metal, as a greater conductor of heat, pulls heat away from your body faster than wood, making it cooler (a poor conductor of heat). The physical quantity measured with a thermometer is a simple temperature definition in science. The kinetic energy of the molecules and atoms inside an item, on the other hand, are intimately connected to temperature.