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Temperature indicates the degree of heat and not the quantity of heat the substance obtained. Different temperature scales are used to represent the degree of heat.

When a force is applied to the surfaces of a solid material, it develops a stress – a pattern of forces between the atoms in the solid. In response to a stress, the material develops a change of shape, or strain. When the stress is not too large, the strain is reversible (elastic). In this case, the relationship between stress and strain is linear: the stress is proportional to the strain

Statics is the branch of classical mechanics that is concerned with the analysis of force and torque acting on a physical system that does not experience an acceleration, but rather is in equilibrium with its environment.

Statics is the branch of classical mechanics that is concerned with the analysis of force and torque acting on a physical system that does not experience an acceleration, but rather is in equilibrium with its environment.

Dynamics is the branch of science that deals with the study of moving bodies. It is further divided into kinematics and kinetics. Newton formulated the laws concerning the motion of the object.

Angular Motion is the motion of an object around a fixed axis or point, or along a curved path with a constant angular velocity. It is also known as rotational motion. Another motion of an object is termed linear motion, which is a motion along a straight route. Linear motion variables are measured in units of length, whereas angular motion variables are measured in angular units like radians or degrees.

Kinematics is the study of the motion of mechanical points, bodies and systems without consideration of their associated physical properties and the forces acting on them. The study is often referred to as the geometry of motion, and it models these motions mathematically using algebra.