Question

In two to three sentences, what is the difference between heat and thermal energy?
(In kid words)

Answer 1

Heat is the transfer of energy from something hot to something cold, like when you touch a hot stove and it feels warm. Thermal energy, on the other hand, is the total amount of heat energy in an object, like how much hotness is stored inside it.

Answer 2

Can you make it a bit shorter please

Answer 3

Heat is the transfer of hotness between objects, while thermal energy is the total amount of hotness stored in an object.