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The transfer of thermal energy by particles bumping into each other is called conduction. In this process, heat is transferred through a material or between materials in direct contact by the collision of molecules or atoms.
The transfer of thermal energy by molecules bumping into each other is known as conduction. Thermal energy is energy that comes from heat.
That would be a description of heat transfer by conduction.
Temperature and thermal energy are related concepts but are distinct from each other. Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance, while thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance. In other words, temperature is a specific measurement of the average energy of particles, while thermal energy encompasses the total energy of all particles in a substance.
Thermal energy causes particles to vibrate. When thermal energy is transferred to an object, its particles gain kinetic energy, causing them to move and vibrate.
Thermal energy is the total energy of particles in a substance, while temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of those particles. In other words, thermal energy is the total energy present in a substance, while temperature is a measure of how hot or cold it is.
When thermal energy increases and particles spread out, it causes an expansion in volume of the substance. This is because the increased thermal energy leads to more kinetic energy in the particles, causing them to move faster and spread out further from each other.
The thermal energy of a substance is related to its physical state by determining the motion and arrangement of its particles. In solid state, particles have low thermal energy and vibrate in fixed positions. In liquid state, particles have higher thermal energy and move more freely. In gas state, particles have the highest thermal energy and move independently of each other.
The thermal energy of a molecule is also its kinetic energy, so KE1i + KE2i = KE1f + KE2f. (1 and 2 = molecules; i and f = initial and final energies).
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, while thermal energy is the total energy of particles in a substance. Kinetic energy directly affects the motion of particles, while thermal energy affects the temperature of a substance. As particles move faster due to increased kinetic energy, they also gain thermal energy, leading to an increase in temperature.
Thermal energy and temperature are related but not the same. Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance, while thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of all the particles in a substance. In other words, temperature is a single value, while thermal energy is a total amount of energy.
The answer is "partly". Thermal energy consists of the average kinetic energy of the particles (how much they move around, bumping into things and each other) and the average potential energy of the particles (tough to picture - how much they "shake back and forth", or oscillate, from their normal, resting position).