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Heat energy is a form of kinetic energy because heat is related to the motion of particles. This means heat is a form of kinetic energy. Adding heat energy to an object makes it hotter and causes its particles to move faster. That is why heat energy is a form of kinetic energy.

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Heat is the name we give to energy in transit from a warmer body to a cooler body. So it's NOT a form of 'kinetic energy'; what the original answer defines is 'internal energy', not heat!

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