Because it absorbs heat and changes from the solid to liquid state.
convection
Thermal BY Jhon
by transferring vibrational energy to adjacent molecules.
yes-increase its mass
energy= joulesenergyenergy=joulesenergy=caloriesenergy=kelvinenergy=joulesenergy=caloriesenergy=kelvinEDIT: Another word for thermal energy is heat!AnswerI'm afraid the original answer is somewhat out of date!The term, 'thermal energy' is obsolete, and has been replaced by the term, 'internal energy'. 'Heat' is no longer thought of as being energy, but the process of transferring energy from a higher temperature to a lower temperature.
common sense please
ewan !
conduction!
convection
Thermal BY Jhon
conduction
by transferring vibrational energy to adjacent molecules.
Conduction, convection, radiation
Radiation
When the temperature might be increasing, thermal energy is increasing and it increases much faster when decreasing than when increasing so it's permanent energy and can never be reducing!
There are three ways to transfer heat energy (thermal energy); convection involves transferring matter, the other two methods (conduction, radiation) don't.
A device that heats a home by removing thermal energy from one location and transferring it to another location is a heat mover. An example of a heat mover is a refrigerator.