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Thermal energy is the motion of particles in a substance at a given temperature. Substances absorb light energy from the sun, increasing motion of these particles, resulting in an increase in thermal energy. We see this change in energy as an increase in___________?

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temperature.

When a substance absorbs light, its particles move faster, raising its thermal energy, which we observe as an increase in temperature.