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10. Thermal energy is heat transferred through conduction by direct contact.


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False.

Thermal energy is the internal energy of a substance due to the kinetic (and potential) energy of its particles. Heat is energy in transit between objects because of a temperature difference. Conduction is one mode (direct contact) of heat transfer, but thermal energy itself is not only heat transferred by conduction.