Question
What do you measure to find a substance's temperature?(1 point)
Responses
absolute heat of the particles in the substance
absolute heat of the particles in the substance
potential energy of the substance
potential energy of the substance
average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance
average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance
kinetic energy of the substance
Responses
absolute heat of the particles in the substance
absolute heat of the particles in the substance
potential energy of the substance
potential energy of the substance
average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance
average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance
kinetic energy of the substance
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find a substance's temperature, you measure the **average kinetic energy of the particles in the substance**. Temperature is fundamentally related to how fast the particles are moving; higher average kinetic energy corresponds to a higher temperature.