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What Can cause kinetic energy to change to thermal energy?

Friction can cause kinetic energy to change into thermal energy


How is temperature and thermal energy of an object related?

Temperature and thermal energy are related in that they both measure the degree of molecular motion within an object. Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object, while thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of all the particles. A change in thermal energy will cause a change in temperature, and vice versa.


Is energy the ability to cause change?

Yes because the temperature causes energy to change


What is a force that can cause change or do work?

A force that can cause change or do work is called energy. Energy can exist in many forms, such as kinetic, potential, thermal, and chemical energy. It is the capacity to do work or produce heat.


Energy is the ability to produce what?

Energy is the ability to produce work or to cause a change in a system. It can take various forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal, or chemical energy.


Does gravity cause kinetic energy to change into thermal energy?

No. Friction with the air does with an object in free fall in the earth's atmosphere. Gravity causes a falling body to accelerate so it changes potential energy into kinetic energy.


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What energy causes of state in a system?

The energy that causes a change of state in a system is typically thermal energy. When thermal energy is added or removed from a system, it can cause the particles within the system to gain or lose kinetic energy, leading to a change in the state of matter (such as melting, freezing, boiling, or condensation).


Is it true energy is the ability to cause change?

Yes, that is correct. Energy is the capacity to do work or produce a change in a system. It exists in various forms such as kinetic, potential, and thermal energy, and can be transformed from one form to another.


How Does Thermal Energy Cause Change?

Thermal energy can cause changes in materials by either heating or cooling them. Heating can expand materials, change their physical state (e.g. melting), or initiate chemical reactions. Cooling can contract materials, change their physical state (e.g. freezing), or slow down reactions. Thermal energy essentially provides the energy needed for these changes to occur.