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Why is thermal energy classified as potential and kinetic energy?

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Thermal potential energy is energy that exists at the atomic and molecular levels when particles have the ability to convert to kinetic energy. Thermal kinetic energy, on the other hand, occurs when heat and temperature cause atoms and molecules to move.

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