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Temperature is the measure of average kinetic energy of all the atoms and molecules in an object

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The total energy of a moving system is its total mechanical energy.

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What is the average kinetic energy molecules in an object called?

It is Temperature


What is the average kinetic energy of all the molecules in an object called?

The average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance is its temperature.


What is the average kinetic energy of all the molecules in an object is?

The average kinetic energy of all the molecules in an object is the temperature.


The total kinetic and potential energy of the molecules of an object is know as?

The total kinetic and potential energy of the molecules of an object is thermal energy.


Energy of atoms and molecules in an object due to their motion is what type of energy?

That is called heat energy.


How does temperature increase or decrease?

Temperature is the average Kinetic energy of molecules in an object. A hot object has more kinetic energy and a cold object has less kinetic energy.


Is it true that the temperature of an object is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules in the objects?

FALSE (APEX)


The energy of a moving object due to its motion is called?

Mechanical energy is the energy associated with the motion and position of an object. Thermal energy is the energy due to temperature.


What is energy that is associated with motion or position of an object?

It is internal energy that drives atoms or molecules in a random manner


What is energy of a miving object called?

It is called kinetic energy.


Does an object that feels hot have a lot of random kinetic energy.?

Yes, heat is the kinetic energy (the vibration modes) of the atoms and or molecules that make up an object.


What do you call energy if an object is moving?

When an object is moving, it is called kinetic energy.