Question

What happens when thermal energy is added to an object?(1 point)
Responses

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

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.

Answer 1

When thermal energy is added to an object, **its particles gain kinetic energy and move more quickly.**