The Total Kinetic Energy Of Particles In A Substance

Question: Thermal energy

Answer: Measured in Joules

Question: Is temperature energy?

Answer: No

Question: What does temperature give a measure of?

Answer: The average kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance

Question: Suppose you have two identical glasses of water. One is hotter than the other. Which one has the higher average KE (kinetic energy) and which has the higher amount of thermal energy?

Answer: The hotter one has the higher average of KE and the higher amount of thermal energy

Question: What is the difference between thermal energy and temperature?

Answer: Thermal energy is the total kinetic energy while temperature is the average kinetic energy. Also, if there are more molecules in one substance than in another, then the first substance has more thermal energy.

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