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Explain how the average kinetic energy if an objects particles are affected when thermal energy is transferred to the object

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Temperature in Kelvin is proportional to the average kinetic energy of the molecules and atoms. ... Collisions between adjacent atoms and molecules transfer kinetic energy from the warmer to the cooler object. The objects must be in physical contact.
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