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What is the best description of thermal energy?(1 point)
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Thermal energy is a type of kinetic energy.
Thermal energy is a type of kinetic energy.
Thermal energy is heat energy.
Thermal energy is heat energy.
Thermal energy is a type of potential energy.
Thermal energy is a type of potential energy.
Thermal energy is the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object or substance.
Thermal energy is the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object or substance.
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Best choice: "Thermal energy is a type of kinetic energy."
Clarification: more precisely, thermal (internal) energy is the total microscopic energy of a substance (mostly the kinetic energy of atoms/molecules, plus some potential energy from intermolecular forces). "Average kinetic energy" describes temperature, and "heat" refers to energy in transfer, not the stored thermal energy.
Clarification: more precisely, thermal (internal) energy is the total microscopic energy of a substance (mostly the kinetic energy of atoms/molecules, plus some potential energy from intermolecular forces). "Average kinetic energy" describes temperature, and "heat" refers to energy in transfer, not the stored thermal energy.
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