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    Thermal energy is the energy of motion from atoms and molecules within a substance. It accounts for different types of molecular motion like translation, vibration, and rotation. Thermal energy is a form of kinetic energy that depends on the random movement of molecules. Higher temperatures cause molecules to collide faster and travel more energetically, increasing thermal energy, while lower temperatures slow molecular motion and decrease thermal energy.

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    Thermal energy is the energy of motion from atoms and molecules within a substance. It accounts for different types of molecular motion like translation, vibration, and rotation. Thermal energy is a form of kinetic energy that depends on the random movement of molecules. Higher temperatures cause molecules to collide faster and travel more energetically, increasing thermal energy, while lower temperatures slow molecular motion and decrease thermal energy.

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    Thermal energy is the energy of motion from atoms and molecules within a substance. It accounts for different types of molecular motion like translation, vibration, and rotation. Thermal energy is a form of kinetic energy that depends on the random movement of molecules. Higher temperatures cause molecules to collide faster and travel more energetically, increasing thermal energy, while lower temperatures slow molecular motion and decrease thermal energy.

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    Matter consists of atoms, molecules, and electrons that constantly vibrate and

    move. Thermal energy is the energy due to the motion of atoms and molecules in
    a substance. It accounts for translational, vibrational, and rotational motion. Since
    it involves the random movement of molecules, thermal energy is a type of
    kinetic energy. It can explain how matter transforms from one state to another.
    Thermal Energy

    English physicist and mathematician James Prescott Joule discovered thermal


    energy in 1847.

    How is Thermal Energy Produced


    Temperature measures the average kinetic energy of the molecules. When the
    temperature rises, the molecules become agitated and collide faster, resulting in
    thermal energy. The hotter the substance, the faster the molecules travel, and
    higher is the thermal energy. On the other hand, the molecules slow down and
    lower the thermal energy when the temperature is reduced.

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