Question
What is the thermal energy of an object?
Responses
the total kinetic energy of its particles
the total kinetic energy of its particles
the total potential energy of its particles
the total potential energy of its particles
the total kinetic and potential energies of its particles
the total kinetic and potential energies of its particles
its total temperature
Responses
the total kinetic energy of its particles
the total kinetic energy of its particles
the total potential energy of its particles
the total potential energy of its particles
the total kinetic and potential energies of its particles
the total kinetic and potential energies of its particles
its total temperature
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The thermal energy of an object is defined as **the total kinetic and potential energies of its particles**. This encompasses the energy due to the motion of the particles (kinetic energy) as well as the energy associated with the interactions between the particles (potential energy).