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How is it possible that something can have a high temperature but very little thermal energy?
Thermal energy is a product of two variables; the temperature, and the mass. If two objects having the same mass were heated to the same temperature, they would have the same thermal energy. If an object weighing ten grams was heated to 1000º C, it would have less thermal energy than an object weighing 2 tons, heated to 100º C. To demonstrate this, imagine the amounts of ice each of the above objects could melt.
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Can a container of cold water have the same thermal energy as hot water?
No, the thermal energy of any object is a multiple of its temperature (absolute), the specific heat of the material it is made of, and the mass of the material. So obviously a large pot contains more energy than a small one.
What is the opposite of thermal energy?
There is no opposite of thermal energy.Thermal energy is energy that comes from heat, and therefore comparable to temperature. There is no "opposite of temperature," and there is no "opposite of thermal energy."If an object has high thermal energy, it is hot. The opposite of that would be having low thermal energy, or being cold.
When a substance changes state what happens to its thermal energy?
Changes the temperature of the substance
What measures the average thermal energy?
The kinetic energy of a system.
Is thermal energy kinetic or potential?
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, KE=mv2/2.Thermal energy is different from kinetic energy.Thermal energy is associated with the temperature of a body, the heat gained by increasing the temperature. That heat gives molecules more kinetic energy and more potential energy and may also give molecules more more electronic energy.
How does temperature form thermal energy?
It doesn't, Temperature is a MEASURE of the thermal energy state of something.
Explain why this statement is true. It is only possible to make something cold by taking away its thermal energy?
When you remove thermal energy from an object, its particles slow down and the temperature decreases, making the object cold. If you add thermal energy, the particles speed up and the temperature increases, making the object hot. Cold is the absence or lower level of thermal energy, so taking away thermal energy is the only way to make something cold.
Is thermal energy stored energy?
No, thermal energy is the energy related to the temperature of something.
How is heat related to temperature?
They both have something to do with thermal energy.
The higher the temperature of something the greater its?
Thermal Energy.
What is the thermal energy that flows from something at a high temperature to somethimg at a lower tempeature?
The thermal energy that flows from something at a high temperature to something at a lower temperature is called heat. Heat transfer occurs spontaneously from hot to cold objects until thermal equilibrium is reached.
Is temperature a living thing?
No. Temperature is just the measure of how much thermal energy is in something.
Can something small have more thermal energy than something big?
Yes, a small object can have more thermal energy than a larger object if it has a higher temperature. Thermal energy is directly proportional to temperature, so even though the larger object has more mass, the smaller object could have a higher temperature and therefore more thermal energy.
How are thermal energy and temperature similare?
Temperature is what is used to measure thermal energy The more thermal energy a substance has, the more warmer it will be. So when the temperature is high, there is a lot of thermal energy Thermal energy is just energy. It refers to the energy of the molecules. Temperature is just a measurement
How are temperature and thermal energy related?
we use thermal energy by measuring temperature
How is thermal energy and temperature same?
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.
What is the difference between temperature and thermal energy?
Temperature is the average kinetic energy of all particles, but thermal energy is the total amount of energywithin a solid, liquid or gas. Thermal energy implies that energy is being produced and maintained in a closed system. Temperature is a stable measurement of something.
