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Thermal energy increases when molecules speed up.
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As speed increases what happens to potential energy?
Potential energy is unrelated to speed.
What is total energy of the particles in a material?
Thermal Energy
When the kinetic energy of atoms increases thermal energy increases or decreases?
Thermal energy (temperature) is the measurement of kinetic energy of atoms moving in a substance, therefore, as the speed (kinetic energy) of these atoms increases, thermal energy increases as well.
What happens to potential energy when the speed is increased?
Potential energy is not affected by speed.
What is the average speed of particle motion of substances with a large amount of thermal energy?
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How do atoms in a liquid transfer heat to nearby atoms?
On a molecular scale, thermal energy is the kinetic energy of individual particles. In a liquid, this thermal energy is transferred to nearby atoms by collisions; a high-speed particle in the liquid collides with a lower-speed particle, transferring some kinetic energy from the high-speed particle to the low-speed particle. When this happens with a large number of particles, thermal energy transfer results.
As speed increases what happens to potential energy?
Potential energy is unrelated to speed.
What is total energy of the particles in a material?
Thermal Energy
When the kinetic energy of atoms increases thermal energy increases or decreases?
Thermal energy (temperature) is the measurement of kinetic energy of atoms moving in a substance, therefore, as the speed (kinetic energy) of these atoms increases, thermal energy increases as well.
What happens to potential energy when the speed is increased?
Potential energy is not affected by speed.
If thermal energy is added to matter do the particles move slower?
No - they speed up
What is the average speed of particle motion of substances with a large amount of thermal energy?
20
If you add heat energy to a substance what happens to the speed of the particle motion?
The particle speed increases.The energy increases; the speed increases.
What does radiant thermal energy travels at the speed of?
light. Because it is light. Thus the radiant bit.
What is the relationship between friction and thermal energy?
When temperature increases, particles in an object speed up, which means an increase in thermal energy. Since the particles are moving more now, the potential energy decreases, therefore kinetic energy increases. Overall, when temp goes up, thermal energy goes up, which leads to an increase in kinetic energy.
What happens to the kinetic energy when you increase the speed but keep the mass constant?
the speed will make the kinetic energy smaller.
What is Thermal energy relating to a roller coaster?
Thermal energy is heat. Heat is associated with motion (like a roller coaster) because of friction. Friction slows down the speed of an object and changes some of its kinetic energy into heat.
