Question
Which of the following describes temperature?
Group of answer choices
the movement of heat from one object to another by molecular collision
the amount of heat necessary to raise one mass unit of that substance by one temperature unit
the sum of all the kinetic energies of all the molecules of an object
the average kinetic energy of the molecules of an object
Group of answer choices
the movement of heat from one object to another by molecular collision
the amount of heat necessary to raise one mass unit of that substance by one temperature unit
the sum of all the kinetic energies of all the molecules of an object
the average kinetic energy of the molecules of an object
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct description of temperature from the given options is:
**the average kinetic energy of the molecules of an object.**
Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance, and it reflects the thermal energy within that system.
**the average kinetic energy of the molecules of an object.**
Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance, and it reflects the thermal energy within that system.