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What is thermal energy?


a.Energy caused by the movement of particles within a system
b.Energy that flows from cold to hot
c.Energy that only exists in solids
d.Energy stored in chemical bonds

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a. Energy caused by the movement of particles within a system

Thermal energy is the internal energy of a substance due to the kinetic (and microscopic potential) energy of its particles. It flows from hotter to colder objects, not from cold to hot, and is not limited to solids nor the same as chemical bond energy.