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What is the best description of thermal energy?(1 point)
Thermal energy is the energy stored in an object’s chemical bonds.
Thermal energy is a measure of an object or substance’s heat.
Thermal energy is kinetic energy.
Thermal energy is the kinetic energy contained in an object or substance due to the movement of its atoms and/or molecules.
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"Thermal energy is the kinetic energy contained in an object or substance due to the movement of its atoms and/or molecules."
This is best because thermal energy comes from microscopic motion of particles (and, in real materials, also microscopic potential energy from interactions), while "heat" is energy in transfer and chemical bonds are chemical (potential) energy.
This is best because thermal energy comes from microscopic motion of particles (and, in real materials, also microscopic potential energy from interactions), while "heat" is energy in transfer and chemical bonds are chemical (potential) energy.
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