Question

Which is the best description of what happens when thermal energy is removed from a substance?(1 point)
Responses

It gains potential energy.
It gains potential energy.

It loses potential energy.
It loses potential energy.

Its particles gain kinetic energy and move more quickly.
Its particles gain kinetic energy and move more quickly.

Its particles lose kinetic energy and move more slowly.

Answer 1

The best description of what happens when thermal energy is removed from a substance is:

**Its particles lose kinetic energy and move more slowly.**