Question

What is the thermal energy of an object

A. the total kinetic and potential energies of its particles

B. the total kinetic energy of its particles

C. the total potential energy of its particles

D. its total temperature

Answer 1

B) the total kinetic energy of its particles

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Answer 2

The thermal energy of an object is defined as the total translational kinetic energy of the particles that make it up.

The answer is B.