Question

Which is the best description of thermal energy?(1 point)
Responses

Thermal energy is the energy in matter due to the movement of its atoms and/or molecules.
Thermal energy is the energy in matter due to the movement of its atoms and/or molecules.

Thermal energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position relative to Earth.
Thermal energy is the energy stored in an object due to its position relative to Earth.

Thermal energy is the energy stored in the chemical bonds of an object or substance.
Thermal energy is the energy stored in the chemical bonds of an object or substance.

Thermal energy is heat energy.
Thermal energy is heat energy.

Answer 1

Thermal energy is the energy in matter due to the movement of its atoms and/or molecules.

(Heat is the transfer of thermal energy, so "thermal energy is heat" is not precisely correct.)